Category Archives: British Columbia

Teach Black history to fight racism, starting in elementary school: students
VANCOUVER - Daniel Afolabi remembers one soccer game in particular at age nine in Okotoks, Alta., when a player on the opposing team refused to shake his hand. "He goes 'I don't want to...
Jun 10, 2020

1 new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 10 in B.C.
VICTORIA- One new case of COVID-19 in the Northern Health Region was announced in today's COVID-19 provincial update.The one new case brings the north's total to 66 cases, this after a case was missed...
Jun 09, 2020

Family relations expert counsels communication between roommates during COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Living with other people doesn't always mix with a pandemic that forces people to stay inside, and an expert in family relations says COVID-19 is causing some people to reassess ...
Jun 09, 2020

29 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA-29 new cases of COVID-19 and one epidemiologically linked case in B.C.Cases by Health Region:Vancouver Coastal Health: 907Fraser Health: 1,362Vancouver Island Health: 130Interior Health: 195N...
Jun 08, 2020

Ice in carburetor led to B.C. plane crash that killed three: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says ice in a carburetor was the cause of a fatal plane crash last year outside Smithers, B.C. A pilot and three crew members were doing ...
Jun 08, 2020

Victim in Chilliwack, B.C., homicide is 58-year-old man, IHIT says
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police say a 58-year-old man is the latest homicide victim in Chilliwack, B.C., after his body was discovered in a parking lot late Saturday night. The Integrated Homicide Investiga...
Jun 07, 2020

Thousands of B.C. students return for part-time in-class instruction
VICTORIA - More than 157,000 kindergarten to Grade 12 students, representing nearly 30 per cent of the province's total school population, were back in classrooms during the first week of the province...
Jun 07, 2020

Two arrested after alleged assault at Friday's anti-racism protest, VPD says
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department says two people were arrested after an alleged assault at Friday's otherwise peaceful protest against racism and police brutality. Constable Tania Visi...
Jun 06, 2020

Hospitality licencees able to sell existing liquor stock amidst pandemic
VICTORIA- The Province is providing temporary relief to hospitality licensees who have had to suspend their operations due to the COVID-19 situation by allowing them to sell their existing liquor stoc...
Jun 06, 2020

'It’s brewing': Inmates, guards worry about violence after COVID-19 lockdown
VANCOUVER - Jennifer Larue just wants her husband to be able to hold their baby. But COVID-19 outbreaks at federal prisons and the subsequent lockdown to prevent the virus spread means Larue's husband...
Jun 06, 2020