British Columbia

Thomas Braidwood, B.C. judge who led Dziekanski inquiry dies, dies at 89

VANCOUVER - A former judge who led an inquiry into the RCMP's use of a Taser on a man from Poland after he arrived at Vancouver's airport in 2007 has died. Thomas Braidwood, who was a justice on ...

Apr 14, 2020

'Now, we are facing a global pandemic on top of a fentanyl-poisoning crisis,' says BC Minister

VICTORIA-B.C.'s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Judy Darcy, released a statement today in recognition of the fourth anniversary of the declaration of the overdose crisis as a public health e...

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'A lifeboat in the ocean:' Nurses on life inside a downtown Vancouver hospital

VANCOUVER - As a registered nurse in the emergency department at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Zoe Manarangi Bake-Paterson wonders whether she'll be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic subsi...

Apr 14, 2020

Scientists discover fish farts, burps, and coughs: A better understanding of aquatic ecosystems

VICTORIA-Fish farts, burps and coughs are all great sounds to the ear of a fish ecologist, when it comes to discovering biological sounds in freshwater habitats, in order to provide scientists with a ...

Apr 13, 2020 Photo Courtesy of the University of Victoria

Eleven small wildfires in B.C. on Easter weekend, but most quickly doused

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service lists the fire danger rating across most of the province as low to moderate but firefighters in several regions still had a busy Easter weekend. The wildfire s...

Apr 13, 2020

Vaisakhi celebrations 'will look different' says Horgan

VICTORIA- B.C.'s Premier released a statement this morning in honour of Vaisakhi, with a friendly reminder to all those celebrating that this year's celebrations will be different due to the COVID-19 ...

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40th anniversary of Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during COVID battle

VANCOUVER - Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says the message he shared is particularly poignant as Canadians deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Port Coquitlam, B....

Apr 12, 2020

40 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. including two new cases in Northern Health

PFG VICTORIA - The provincial government says there are forty new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. for a total of 1,410 province-wide.Two of those new cases are in Northern Health for a total of 26.Here's th...

Apr 10, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

UPDATE: 1 new case of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 2 deaths in B.C.

VICTORIA-Another confirmed case of COVID-19 in Northern Health was announced at today's COVID-19 briefing.The total of confirmed cases in the Northern Health Region is now at 24.Two deaths were also a...

Apr 09, 2020

B.C. ramps up mental health support for front-line health care workers, families

VICTORIA - Two hundred psychologists in British Columbia are volunteering to provide free virtual counselling to front-line health workers as part of the province's efforts to ramp up m...

Apr 09, 2020