British Columbia

Better protections needed for health-care workers during COVID-19: advocates

VANCOUVER - Canada's first death from the novel coronavirus has highlighted the urgent and often ignored need for better staffing at long-term care facilities where elderly residents are especial...

Mar 11, 2020

Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity 'applauds' federal gov. for bill to end conversion therapy

VICTORIA- Mitzi Dean, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity issued a statement after the introduction of a bill in federal parliament banning conversion therapy."On behalf of the Province of Briti...

Mar 10, 2020

Dr. Bonnie Henry, virus hunter, healer, resolves to 'break' COVID-19

VICTORIA - At the end of a stark news conference during which Dr. Bonnie Henry wiped tears as she broke the news confirming diagnosis of two cases of COVID-19 transmission at a North Vancouver lo...

Mar 10, 2020

New storm would dump snow on B.C. mountain passes; centre warns of flood risk

VANCOUVER - Travellers on many high mountain passes in British Columbia's southern Interior are being warned to expect winter conditions as Environment Canada posts snowfall warnings fo...

Mar 10, 2020

3-D chalk art in celebration of 100 years of Engineers and Geoscientists BC

PRINCE GEORGE-Engineers and Geoscientists BC is celebrating 100 years of innovation and building by debuting 3-D chalk art across the province.The art will pop up in five different locations including...

Mar 09, 2020 The chalk art at the Prince George Civic Centre will be in place until April 7th.

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Man dies from coronavirus in B.C. care centre

VANCOUER, B.C. - British Columbia health officials say a man has died of the new coronavirus at a care centre in North Vancouver. The death at the Lynn Valley care centre is believed to be the fi...

Mar 09, 2020

B.C. announces Canada’s first COVID-19 death

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has announced the first COVID-19-related death in the country.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the man is one of two people at a North Vancouver care home w...

Mar 09, 2020 Global BC

B.C. activates pandemic plan, ready to escalate if needed for COVID-19

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has activated a pandemic co-ordination plan to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak that has sickened 21 people in the province and is prepared to escalate the plan if needed....

Mar 08, 2020

Researchers call on B.C. to ditch plan to switch to permanent daylight time

VANCOUVER - Sleep and mental health researchers are calling on British Columbia to ditch plans to switch to permanent daylight time in keeping with three neighbouring American states as...

Mar 08, 2020

Dr. Bonnie Henry, virus hunter, healer, resolves to "break" COVID-19

VICTORIA - At the end of a stark news conference during which Dr. Bonnie Henry wiped tears as she broke the news confirming diagnosis of two cases of COVID-19 transmission at a North Vancouver lo...

Mar 08, 2020