British Columbia

'A lifeboat in the ocean:' Nurses on life inside a downtown Vancouver hospital

VANCOUVER - As a registered nurse in the emergency department at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Zoe Manarangi Bake-Paterson wonders whether she'll be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic subsi...

Apr 14, 2020

Scientists discover fish farts, burps, and coughs: A better understanding of aquatic ecosystems

VICTORIA-Fish farts, burps and coughs are all great sounds to the ear of a fish ecologist, when it comes to discovering biological sounds in freshwater habitats, in order to provide scientists with a ...

Apr 13, 2020 Photo Courtesy of the University of Victoria

Eleven small wildfires in B.C. on Easter weekend, but most quickly doused

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service lists the fire danger rating across most of the province as low to moderate but firefighters in several regions still had a busy Easter weekend. The wildfire s...

Apr 13, 2020

Vaisakhi celebrations 'will look different' says Horgan

VICTORIA- B.C.'s Premier released a statement this morning in honour of Vaisakhi, with a friendly reminder to all those celebrating that this year's celebrations will be different due to the COVID-19 ...

Apr 13, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Oleg19761977 | Dreamstime.com

40th anniversary of Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during COVID battle

VANCOUVER - Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says the message he shared is particularly poignant as Canadians deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Port Coquitlam, B....

Apr 12, 2020

40 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. including two new cases in Northern Health

PFG VICTORIA - The provincial government says there are forty new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. for a total of 1,410 province-wide.Two of those new cases are in Northern Health for a total of 26.Here's th...

Apr 10, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

UPDATE: 1 new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 2 deaths in B.C.

VICTORIA-Another confirmed case of COVID-19 in Northern Health was announced at today's COVID-19 briefing.The total of confirmed cases in the Northern Health Region is now at 24.Two deaths were also a...

Apr 09, 2020

B.C. ramps up mental health support for front-line health care workers, families

VICTORIA - Two hundred psychologists in British Columbia are volunteering to provide free virtual counselling to front-line health workers as part of the province's efforts to ramp up m...

Apr 09, 2020

How to enjoy your long weekend at home: A message from the government

VICTORIA-The Easter long weekend is almost here and BC's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is once again reminding British Columbians that the public health guidelines in place must be follow...

Apr 09, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Veronica Beltran, Online Journalist

Lumber producer Canfor cutting production even further due to COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Forestry company Canfor Corp. is making additional production cuts due to the impact of COVID-19 on the price of lumber and demand. The company says the effective April 13 that its Canadia...

Apr 09, 2020