British Columbia

B.C. to give update on 'profound' financial challenge of COVID-19

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expected to give a financial update today on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected its residents, businesses and the economy. Finance Minister Carol...

Jul 14, 2020

Proposed class-action lawsuit led by former constable alleges racism in RCMP

VANCOUVER - One of the first Indigenous women to join the RCMP in Manitoba is the lead plaintiff in a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges systemic racism within the force. Margor...

Jul 13, 2020

Over a month of no new COVID-19 cases in Northern Health, 62 new cases in B.C.

VICTORIA- It's been over a month since the last reported case of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region, but provincially the numbers are going up.Today (July 13) Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie...

Jul 13, 2020

Interior to receive 495 new long-term care beds

VICTORIA-The Province and Interior Health are coming together to see the addition of 495 long-term care beds-the largest one-time increase in long-term care beds in the region in over 15 years.The new...

Jul 13, 2020

Province provides new and expanded substance use teams to tackle overdoses

VICTORIA-The Province is expanding its substance use teams to help people stay connected to health care services and treatment.B.C. is investing in seven new and nine expanded substance use teams to e...

Jul 13, 2020

How to stay safe when driving your motorized wheelchair

FORT St. JOHN-RCMP in Fort St. John are reminding motorized wheelchair drivers of the rules of the road and simple safety tips in order to stay safe, as weather gets warmer.Drivers of motorized wheelc...

Jul 13, 2020

UNBC and other B.C. universities help tackle challenges faced by rural communities

PRINCE GEORGE-Three interior universities are participating in research projects to help aid the complex problems faced by British Columbians living in remote and rural areas of the province.The Unive...

Jul 13, 2020

8 positive tests: Four sites in Kelowna, B.C., now linked to COVID-19 exposures

KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials are monitoring several cases of COVID-19 exposure in Kelowna, B.C., and say they've identified two more locations where people may have contracted the r...

Jul 13, 2020

Demonstrators call for end to police violence at rally for B.C. nursing student

VANCOUVER - Shayla Raine ended her kickboxing class on January 20 to a flood of text messages asking what was going on in her apartment. The University of British Columbia Okanagan student rushed home...

Jul 11, 2020

B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double-hand transplant in Canada

VANCOUVER - When Rick Thompson's doctor told him a surgical team was going ahead with his double-hand transplant in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, his first reaction was surprise....

Jul 11, 2020