British Columbia

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing could also reduce spread in Canada: epidemiologist

VANCOUVER - Drive-thru clinics testing people for COVID-19 in South Korea could serve as a model for Canada, where the spread of the virus is comparatively limited but increasing to the poin...

Mar 13, 2020

Allan Schoenborn case returns to B.C. Review Board for annual hearing

COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board is considering whether a psychiatric hospital director should have the discretion to allow limited, unescorted access into the community&n...

Mar 12, 2020

COVID-19 UPDATE: Health Officials advise against all non-essential travel

VANCOUVER-Health officials in British Columbia are advising against all non-essential travel outside of Canada including to the United States.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says anyone who...

Mar 12, 2020

Miner Teck Resources vows to cut carbon intensity by a third in the next decade

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. is doubling down on its greenhouse gas emissions targets, announcing it will aim to reduce carbon intensity in its operations by 33 per cent over the next 10 ...

Mar 12, 2020

New strategic framework by BC gov. for more inclusive and affordable sports

VICTORIA-The government announced a new strategic framework with the goal of creating a prosperous and sustainable sport sector.Pathways to Sport focuses on those who continue to be underrepresented i...

Mar 12, 2020

'Riverdale' production halts in Vancouver due to novel coronavirus concerns

VANCOUVER - Warner Bros. Television says the Vancouver-based production of teen drama "Riverdale" has been halted until further notice. A statement from the studio says work was halted after a member ...

Mar 12, 2020

B.C. faith leaders participate in COVID-19 conference call with premier

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan held a conference call today with faith leaders to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak, which the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic. Provincial ...

Mar 11, 2020

ICBC announces new security features added to Driver's Licences across BC

VANCOUVER-Enhanced security features, that's what new driver's licences across BC will be equipped with in order to help prevent identity fraud.ICBC made the announcement of the introduction of enhanc...

Mar 11, 2020

Death in B.C. care home believed to be first COVID-19 fatality in Canada

VANCOUVER - Canada reported its first COVID-19 death on Monday after a man died at a long-term care home in North Vancouver, health officials said. British Columbia's provincial he...

Mar 11, 2020

Employers must drop doctor's note requirements to prevent spread of COVID-19: BCGEU

BURNABY - A prominent union in British Columbia has an idea on how to limit the spread of COVID-19.The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) is calling on all B.C. employers to waive th...