British Columbia

Virtual classes a possibility this month for K-12 with video conferencing application

VICTORIA-Virtual classes, that is what K-12 educators will be able to offer their students while in-class learning is suspended as a preventative measure for COVID-19.In a release by the Ministry of E...

Apr 01, 2020 Photo Courtesy of jencu via Flickr.

Teck Resources slows steelmaking coal and Highland Valley operations

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has temporarily slowed operations and reduced its crews by up to 50 per cent at its steelmaking coal and Highland Valley Copper operations in response to the CO...

Apr 01, 2020

'We're in this together': Premier Horgan extends provincial state of emergency due to COVID-19

VICTORIA - "We're in this together."The words of B.C Premier John Horgan during a six-minute address to British Columbians tonight.In a speech that sounded more like a rally cry, Horgan thanked Britis...

Mar 31, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

B.C.'s first community COVID-19 death was dentist 'dedicated' to health: lawyer

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the family of a North Vancouver dentist who died at home with COVID-19 says he was a dedicated health care professional who made patient care and safety his top priority. Bett...

Mar 31, 2020

UPDATE: 43 new cases, 5 deaths due to COVID-19 in BC

VICTORIA-43 more cases of COVID-19 announced today, along with 5 deaths, during the province's daily update with BC's Provincial Health Officer.The 43 new cases puts BC's total of confirmed cases at 1...

Mar 31, 2020

What to expect when you call RCMP in BC during the COVID-19 pandemic

BRITISH COLUMBIA-RCMP may look a little different when they respond to a call during the COVID-19 pandemic.Depending on the call that frontline officers respond to they may wear Personal Protective Eq...

Mar 31, 2020 Courtesy of BC RCMP

BC launches new process to support essential service parents find child care

VICTORIA-The province is launching a new process when it comes to matching up parents who are essential service workers, working on the front lines of the COVID-19 response, with child care.As of toda...

Mar 31, 2020 Courtesy of the Province of British Columbia via flickr.

Walkers, grocery store customers courteous with physical distancing

DELTA, B.C. - Walkers offer a nod, a smile or a "hello" to each other but only after stepping aside to leave a wide berth on trails at a park they've escaped to in the age of physi...

Mar 31, 2020

B.C. court considers ways to deliver Meng decision in socially distant manner

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court is considering creative ways to deliver a decision in an extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as a global pandemic restricts travel and ga...

Mar 30, 2020

Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre

VICTORIA - Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre...

Mar 30, 2020