British Columbia

ICBC offers payment deferrals to those affected by COVID-19

NORTH VANCOUVER - ICBC has announced measures to help those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.Firstly, it is offering British Columbians the opportunity to extend their driver's licence remotely to en...

Mar 24, 2020

Avalanche Canada cuts warnings service one month early due to COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Avalanche Canada says it is shutting down its warning service because of restrictions related to the spread of COVID-19. A statement from the service says its forecasts rely...

Mar 24, 2020

COVID-19 prompts Avalanche Canada to shut down forecasting for the season

REVELSTOKE - The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted an early end to seasonal forecasting for Avalanche Canada.Avalanche Canada will issue its final forecast for the season on March 28, which is a month ea...

Mar 24, 2020

Math modellers say lack of data makes curve flattening difficult to predict

VANCOUVER - When Caroline Colijn sees the daily numbers of new cases of COVID-19 in Canada, she looks for certain things. As a disease modelling expert, she says the effects of the measures we're taki...

Mar 24, 2020

Three COVID-19 deaths in B.C., 472 total cases, says provincial health officer

VICTORIA - British Columbia reported three additional deaths related to COVID-19 and 48 new cases of the respiratory virus on Monday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 472...

Mar 23, 2020

Province announces $5 billion COVID-19 action plan

VICTORIA -The British Columbia government says it will provide a tax-free $1,000 payment to people whose jobs have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers will b...

Mar 23, 2020

48 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., one more in Northern Health for a total of 5

VICTORIA - There are 48 new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, including an additional test positive case in the Northern Health region.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are no...

Mar 23, 2020

Province allows restaurants to temporarily deliver alcohol products

VICTORIA - In order to reinforce social distancing orders and help support workers in the restaurant industry, the Province has made changes to temporarily allow restaurants to deliver liquor products...

Mar 22, 2020

Sun Peaks Municipality warns residents after positive COVID 19 test

SUN PEAKS - The Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality is reporting a positive test for the COVID 19 virus. It also suggests more people are likely to test positive.In the first of two news releases S...

Mar 21, 2020

Call for COVID-19 protective equipment spurs college, distiller, TV show to help

VICTORIA - The novel coronavirus shut down the respiratory therapy program at Fanshawe College but that didn't stop the school from supplying much needed frontline equipment to fight COVID-19. Pr...

Mar 20, 2020