British Columbia

Victim in fatal North Vancouver shooting linked to gangs, police say

VANCOUVER - Homicide investigators say a man with gang links was the victim of a brazen public shooting in a supermarket parking lot in North Vancouver. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says...

Mar 12, 2022

Much of Canada moves their clocks forward for daylight time on Sunday

VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will move their clocks forward by an hour before going to bed Saturday night for daylight time. Yukon and most of Saskatchewan observe permanent daylight time and the premie...

Mar 12, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...

Aaron Schulze Mar 12, 2022

'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates

VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...

Mar 11, 2022

B.C. reports three new COVID-19 deaths as mask mandate is lifted

VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded three more deaths related to COVID-19 for a total of 2,935 fatalities since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry said in a news release Friday the number of...

Mar 11, 2022

Covid hospitalizations down to 368 in BC

PRINCE GEORGE - The number of people hospitalized in British Columbia with COVId-19 continues to decline.368 people in the province are currently in hospital with covid 19, down 20 from Thursdays' num...

Mar 11, 2022

B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes prepare for Ukrainian refugees: premier

VICTORIA - Plans are in the works in British Columbia for the province to accept thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia's invasion pushes further into their country. Premier John Horgan says he has...

Mar 11, 2022

B.C. coroner says January was third-deadliest month for toxic illicit drug deaths

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 207 people died because of toxic illicit drugs in January. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says in a statement the figure is the third-highes...

Mar 11, 2022

Northern Health region leads BC in overdoses per capita

PRINCE GEORGE - 207 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January throughout the province according to the latest numbers from BC's Ministry of Health. Northern Health leads the province with 63 call...

Mar 11, 2022

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations down to 388

VICTORIA - As restrictions ease in B.C., COVID-19 totals continue to decrease across the province.The latest surveillance report provided by the province's Ministry of Health Thursday afternoon (Mar. ...

Mar 11, 2022