British Columbia

UPDATE: 70 new cases of the novel coronavirus, 2 deaths

VANCOUVER-70 more cases of COVID-19 were announced today.BC's new total of COVID-19 cases is now at 970, with 14 confirmed cases of the virus in the Northern Health region.16 new cases were reported o...

Mar 30, 2020

UVIC helping keep Hul'q'umi'num language alive

VICTORIA-The University of Victoria (UVIC) is attempting to keep the Hul'q'umi'num', Coast Salish language alive as few first-language speakers of the exist and the difficulty of learning is high.UVIC...

Mar 30, 2020 Courtesy of University of Victoria.

Survey finds spike in financial worry for British Columbians amidst pandemic

BRITISH COLUMBIA-An increase worry amongst British Columbians when it comes to consumer debt according to a new survey.MNP's Consumer Debt Index complied earlier this month by Ipsos showed that four i...

Mar 30, 2020 Photo Courtesy of Bruce Guenter via flickr.

Pandemic conspiracy theories test truth, evidence, government, say experts

VICTORIA - The novel coronavirus threatens the health of Canadians, but to some people the pandemic stokes fears of a government plot to subvert freedoms, say experts who study conspiracy theories. Te...

Mar 28, 2020

67 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., one new case in Northern Health

VICTORIA - B.C.'s Ministry of Health says there are 67 new cases of COVID-19 in the province for a total of 792.One of those new cases is in the Northern Health region for a total of 12."Every health ...

Mar 27, 2020

B.C. measures appear to have slowed the increase in COVID-16: health officer

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's starting to see "glimmers of hope" in the fight against COVID-19 with an apparent flattening in the number of cases. The province&nbs...

Mar 27, 2020

B.C. ‘cautiously optimistic’ about COVID-19 forecast, but warns hospitals could still be overwhelmed

VICTORIA - B.C.'s top doctor says she is optimistic that social-distancing measures put in place are helping to "level off" the spread of the novel coronavirus, but warns hospitals could still be over...

Mar 27, 2020

Boston Pizza International laying off half of its corporate staff across Canada

VANCOUVER - Boston Pizza International Inc. is temporarily laying off approximately half of its 192 corporate staff across its three offices in Canada. The company says the cuts are due to a...

Mar 27, 2020

Lumber producer Canfor cuts production and capital spending due to COVID-19

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is cutting production and reducing capital spending as it deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. The Vancouver-based lumber producer says it has reduced its planned capital sp...

Mar 27, 2020

Canfor curtailments

VANCOUVER - Canfor has announced curtailments its directly attributing to the COVID-19 pandemic.The forestry giant says the health and well-being of Canfor employees, their families and the communitie...

Mar 26, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press