Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. records 752 more COVID-19 cases, nine more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded 752 more cases of COVID-19 as nearly 82 per cent of eligible residents aged 12 and up have now been fully vaccinated. The province says nine more people have d...
Oct 06, 2021
752 new cases of COVID-19 in BC and 9 new deaths
VICTORIA - COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in B.C. It brings the provincial death toll since the pandemic began to 1,992. The new deaths include:* Fraser Health: five* Vancouver Coastal Health: t...
Oct 06, 2021
New B.C. training program for commercial truckers boosts skills, safety: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says truck drivers will be safer and more skilled once they have completed the province's new mandatory entry-level training program. The Ministry of Transpo...
Oct 06, 2021
VIDEO: Large overnight structure fire causes extensive damage
LANTZVILLE - Multiple buildings and vehicles were either destroyed or sustained significant damage after a large structure fire broke out across two properties in upper Lantzville.A call for help was ...
Oct 06, 2021
Seniors advocate to release review of COVID-19 outbreaks at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is set to release a review of COVID-19 outbreaks in the province's care facilities. Isobel Mackenzie said last spring the review will examine more than t...
Oct 06, 2021
A slight dip in the number of COVID cases in BC Tuesday
VICTORIA - A slight dip in the number of COVID-19 cases in BC Tuesday with 593, including 87 in the Northern Health region.Active cases of the virus continue to hover around the 6,000 mark though hosp...
Oct 05, 2021
Support available for B.C. farmers to cover health and safety expenses
The British Columbia government is rolling out support to help farmers who had to cover the costs of implementing COVID-19 health and safety measures.The B.C. Seasonal Domestic Farm Worker COVID-19 Sa...
Oct 05, 2021
Nanaimo homeless man attacked with metal pipe in unprovoked assault
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating after a 24-year-old homeless man was beaten with what's believed to be metal pipes or bats.Police said the attack occurred prior to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct....
Oct 05, 2021
B.C.'s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report
VICTORIA - An international human rights group says the British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and tho...
Oct 05, 2021
Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19
VICTORIA - An estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The BC Public Service Agency said Tuesday the vaccination requirement is part...
Oct 05, 2021