British Columbia

UBC study reveals nurses were in need of mental health supports before the COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER-A study conducted by University of British Columbia Researchers shows that nurses were reporting high levels of mental injury and workplace violence, before COVID-19.The study, commissioned ...

Jun 25, 2020

More than a dozen great blue heron fledglings found dead in B.C.

VANCOUVER - More than a dozen great blue heron fledglings were found dead this week after a tree with several nests fell in the Greater Vancouver area. A news release from the Wild...

Jun 24, 2020

B.C. allows more openings, but 'we are not leaving COVID-19 behind,' Horgan

VICTORIA - British Columbia is further easing restrictions that are in place because of COVID-19, allowing hotels, motels, spas, resorts, hostels and RV parks to resume operating. Premier John Ho...

Jun 24, 2020

14 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., one death

VICTORIA-14 new cases of COVID-19, and one death were reported today (June 24) in a joint statement by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.None of those cases we...

Jun 24, 2020

Twins with a twist born in Victoria after mom has many miscarriages

VICTORIA - Margo and Ian Sheldon tried to have a baby for six years, enduring the pain of multiple miscarriages and a full-term still birth. Last week, four days apart, their two babies arrived. The n...

Jun 24, 2020

'Congratulations, I am so proud,' B.C. ready to move into Phase 3 of Restart Plan

VICTORIA-Premier John Horgan offered 'congratulations' to British Columbians as the province gets ready to move into Phase 3 of B.C.'s Restart Plan.Moving into the third phase means that things such a...

Jun 24, 2020

Police say death of Chinese national in Surrey, B.C., not random, but few clues

SURREY, B.C. - Homicide detectives in Metro Vancouver are appealing for information as they investigate the murder of a 41-year-old woman who died in hospital on June 17. A statement from th...

Jun 24, 2020

Theatres will re-open soon but things won't be the same

TORONTO-There's some good news for movie lovers-theatres are opening back up very soon.According to a release by Cineplex, theatres across B.C., Saskatchewan, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ne...

Jun 24, 2020

Search underway in B.C. backcountry for Alberta man missing since November

PEMBERTON, B.C. - A search is underway in a remote and mountainous area in British Columbia where the burned out vehicle of a missing Alberta man was found by hikers last November. Marshal I...

Jun 24, 2020

University of B.C. study warns wildfire smoke could make COVID-19 symptoms worse

VANCOUVER - A study by University of British Columbia researchers underscores the immediate, harmful health effects of wildfire smoke and says there are concerning implications dur...

Jun 24, 2020