Category Archives: British Columbia
Woman hurt in attack by three wolf dogs on Vancouver Island property
NANAIMO, B.C. - A 69-year-old woman has been seriously hurt in an attack by three mixed wolf-dog animals at a rural property on southeastern Vancouver Island. RCMP say in a statement that police and t...
May 25, 2021
Daily COVID-19 numbers drop below 300 in B.C.
VICTORIA - The daily COVID-19 case count continues to tumble in B.C.Today, the Province announcing 289 new cases of the virus, including just four in northern B.C.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie ...
May 25, 2021
B.C. launches into first step of COVID-19 restart plan
PRINCE GEORGE - B.C.'s provincial government has announced its COVID-19 restart plan - made possible by dropping COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations along with more than 60 percent of adults vac...
May 25, 2021
Weekend downpours in southeast B.C., raise flood concerns for Fairmont Hot Springs
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - An evacuation alert has been issued for more than 200 homes and businesses in southeastern British Columbia as a weekend downpour and the likelihood of more rain raise the...
May 25, 2021
B.C. set to lay out restart road map as COVID-19 cases slow, vaccinations increase
VICTORIA - A plan to be announced today will start to get life and the economy back to normal in British Columbia with the methodical lifting of COVID-19 health restrictions. Premier John Horgan said ...
May 25, 2021
Five more arrested in B.C. old-growth logging protest
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - Mounties say five more people have been arrested on southern Vancouver Island during protests against old-growth logging. RCMP say the arrests happened at an area called the Water...
May 24, 2021
B.C. records 974 new COVID-19 cases, officials ask residents to follow restrictions
VICTORIA - Officials are continuing to urge British Columbia residents to follow COVID-19 health restrictions ahead of Tuesday's restart announcement. B.C. recorded 974 new cases of COVID-19 over the ...
May 24, 2021
974 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, 44 in Northern Health
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial government announced 974 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.From Friday to Saturday there were 356 new cases, from Saturday to Sunday 325 cases and from Su...
May 24, 2021
'So far, so good': B.C. COVID-19 vaccination numbers steady across ages, expert says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's younger residents appear to be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at rates similar to their older counterparts, a phenomenon that bucks trends seen in other provinces a...
May 24, 2021
COVID-19: B.C. RCMP turn back 103 vehicles, fine 2 at long weekend checkpoints
British Columbia RCMP have turned back more than 100 vehicles at checkpoints enforcing COVID-19 restrictions against non-essential travel, and fined at least two people.B.C. RCMP Southeast District sp...
May 23, 2021