Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. doctors could face penalty for veering from COVID-19 health guidelines: College
VANCOUVER - Doctors in British Columbia are being warned they could face investigation or penalties from their regulatory body if they contradict public health orders or guidance about COVID-19. The w...
May 11, 2021
All of B.C. will eventually ease out of COVID-19 restrictions at same time: doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says COVID-19 measures will eventually be loosened across the province at the same time despite lower transmission rates in some regions, but ca...
May 10, 2021
'We will do everything we can,' B.C. police say to reassure public amid gang violence
BURNABY, B.C. - Top police officials in British Columbia are trying to reassure the public about safety after a gang war left two men dead and an innocent bystander hurt this weekend. There have been ...
May 10, 2021
'Police incident' reported outside Vancouver International Airport
RICHMOND, B.C. - Officials with the Vancouver International Airport say a "police incident" outside the main terminal has been contained to the site. Traffic cones are blocking off a section of the in...
May 09, 2021
Rare yellow birds need wild roses to survive in British Columbia: researcher
VANCOUVER - A little yellow bird's rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province's Okanagan region, according to one Canadian governme...
May 09, 2021
Indigenous nation opposes jade mining in northwestern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Demand for jade has sparked both a reality TV series set in the remote northwestern corner of British Columbia and opposition from an Indigenous nation over its lack of consent to jade min...
May 09, 2021
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to hear complaint against UBC Okanagan
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing is set to start Monday after the B.C. Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition to prevent it from deciding on a complaint from a former student at t...
May 08, 2021
B.C. doctors defend province's approach to releasing COVID-19 data
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top two doctors are defending the province's approach to releasing data on COVID-19 but say they'll provide more information that may be helpful for the public. Provincia...
May 07, 2021
Suspected overdose death of 12-year-old pushes government to 'do better': Minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions say a suspected overdose death of a 12-year-old girl from Vancouver Island is driving the government "to do more and do better." ...
May 07, 2021
No fines handed out at first B.C. COVID-19 roadblock as checks move across province
VICTORIA - The Mounties in British Columbia say no cars were forced to turn around at a roadblock in place to ensure residents abide by travel restrictions due to COVID-19 as enforcement spreads over ...
May 07, 2021