British Columbia

COVID-19 takes big bite out of A&W results as same-store sales plunge

VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says COVID-19 took a big bite out of its second-quarter results with same-store sales plunging 31.6 per cent from the prior year. The Vancouver-based ...

Jul 22, 2020

Off-duty Abbotsford, B.C.. police officer dies after trying to stop disturbance

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer has died, six days after he intervened in a dispute while off duty and was critically injured. A statement from the Abbotsford Police Department sa...

Jul 22, 2020

Hoax call diverted resources during struggle to adapt to COVID-19: care home

VANCOUVER - A long-term care home in North Vancouver that was the site of Canada's first COVID-19 death says it received a hoax call as the outbreak began that created "needless fear" a...

Jul 21, 2020

B.C. aims to clear surgery backlog in 15 months if COVID-19 surge doesn't happen

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the province has hired more staff and increased operating-room hours to catch up on cancelled surgeries but a significant surge in COVID-19 cases cou...

Jul 21, 2020

B.C. tourism industry seeks $680M to rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's tourism and hospitality sector believes it should receive more than one-third of a $1.5-billion COVID-19 recovery package pledged to the province by the federal gov...

Jul 21, 2020

B.C. officer in off-duty disturbance not expected to survive: Abbotsford police

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer is on life support in hospital and a spokeswoman for the Abbotsford Police Department says the man is not expected to survive. Sgt. Judy ...

Jul 20, 2020

Haida Gwaii resident reports positive COVID test, prompting new control measures

HAIDA GWAII, B.C. - The Haida Nation has advised residents of Haida Gwaii about the first case of COVID-19 on the islands off British Columbia's north coast. The bulletin, which was posted on soc...

Jul 20, 2020

'Intolerable' hate incidents continue to rise in Vancouver: police

VANCOUVER - Reported "hate incidents" have more than doubled this year in Vancouver and police say offenders are targeting the city's Asian community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Insp. Dal...

Jul 17, 2020

Newborn care unit at Vancouver hospital shut down by COVID-19 outbreak

VANCOUVER - A newborn intensive care unit at a Vancouver hospital is the site of the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the city. Vancouver Coastal Health, which administers health care services fo...

Jul 17, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets another record with monthly overdose deaths

VANCOUVER - Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 175 fatalities in June surpassed the previous high o...

Jul 16, 2020