British Columbia

Restrictions back in B.C. region as COVID-19 cases rapidly rising

KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials have reinstated COVID-19 restrictions in part of British Columbia's Interior health region where an outbreak led to rapidly spreading infection driven primarily by unv...

Jul 28, 2021

COVID -19 outbreak declared in Central Okanagan - Restrictions reintroduced

KAMLOOPS - COVID-19 restrictions are returning for residents of the Central Okanagan including Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country and Peachland. Interior Health has declared an outbreak for the regio...

Jul 28, 2021

Snuneymuxw First Nation signs MOU in next step to implement treaty and land reconciliation

NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation has taken another step on the path to fulfilling treaty rights and reclaiming traditional property. A new tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between SFN, the prov...

Jul 28, 2021

B.C.'s budget deficit lower than forecast at $5.5 billion: finance minister

VICTORIA - British Columbia's budget deficit has come in almost $3 billion lower than was forecast for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says the final numbers show a deficit o...

Greg Fry Jul 28, 2021

A&W sees same-store sales and second-quarter profit surge as restaurants reopen

VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says its same-store sales surged nearly 34 per cent in its latest quarter from the prior year when it faced the most pronounced impact from COVID-19. ...

Jul 28, 2021

Parksville Food Bank in dire need of fresh produce

PARKSVILLE - Hundreds of people in the Oceanside region could be forced to go without fresh fruits and vegetables. The Parksville Food Bank is running desperately low on fresh produce. Bonnie Brown wi...

Jul 28, 2021

More than 80% of Island Health vaccinated, province eyes new ways to promote vaccinations

NANAIMO - Island Health has the second highest number of vaccinated people across B.C. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry detailed the current state of vaccination efforts on Tuesday, July 27....

Jul 27, 2021

Extra help is on the way to fight wildfires in British Columbia

British Columbia is "significantly ahead" of the 10-year average in terms of the number of fires and the area that has been scorched so far this year, says the director of fire centre operations at th...

Greg Fry Jul 27, 2021

Salmon getting through Fraser River slide zone as officials ponder permanent fix

VANCOUVER - Officials say thousands of migrating salmon are making their way past an area of British Columbia's Fraser River where a waterway was restructured following a massive rock slide more than ...

Jul 27, 2021

150 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including 3 up north

VICTORIA - The daily COVID-19 case count continues to go up in B.C.The Province announced 150 new cases today, including three in the Northern Health region.There are 783 active cases of the virus pro...

Jul 27, 2021