B.C.’s first baby in 2026 was born in Kelowna General Hospital at 12:18 a.m.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says the province’s first baby of 2026 was born in Kelowna General Hospital at 12:18 a.m., but won’t release other details.

A post on social media says the baby was born weighing six pounds, eight ounces, but a spokesperson for Interior Health says it cannot provide any more details such as the child’s sex or name because the parents did not provide their consent.

A spokesperson for Fraser Health says the first baby in the region was born at 12:53 a.m. at Ridge Meadows Hospital, weighing eight ounces and three pounds.

Vancouver Coastal Health says a baby boy was the first child born in that health region, arriving at 1:30 a.m. in the Richmond Birth Centre to parents Haruna and Jian Suzuki, and weighing seven pounds, eleven ounces.