British Columbia

Three COVID-19 deaths in B.C., 472 total cases, says provincial health officer

VICTORIA - British Columbia reported three additional deaths related to COVID-19 and 48 new cases of the respiratory virus on Monday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 472...

Mar 23, 2020

Call for COVID-19 protective equipment spurs college, distiller, TV show to help

VICTORIA - The novel coronavirus shut down the respiratory therapy program at Fanshawe College but that didn't stop the school from supplying much needed frontline equipment to fight COVID-19. Pr...

Mar 20, 2020

Food banks, non-profits ask for a helping hand as COVID-19 cuts into operations

VANCOUVER - Food banks and non-profit organizations that help the most vulnerable say they need a helping hand to get through the novel coronavirus pandemic. Non-profit organizations and charities say...

Mar 19, 2020

Alan Kurdi's aunt has mixed feelings after sentencing in his case

VANCOUVER - The aunt of three-year-old Alan Kurdi says she has mixed feelings after three people were sentenced in the human smuggling case that resulted in the deaths of ...

Mar 16, 2020

Peer harm reduction workers move to unionize in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - When the overdose crisis struck British Columbia four years ago, Dave Apsey was among a small group of people in a unique position to respond. As a drug user who helped open a needle excha...

Mar 14, 2020

Call out to retired doctors: you're needed if COVID-19 keeps spreading in Canada

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's call for recently retired doctors to return to work if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens is spurring other provinces to make similar emergency preparations, says the&nb...

Mar 14, 2020

Better protections needed for health-care workers during COVID-19: advocates

VANCOUVER - Canada's first death from the novel coronavirus has highlighted the urgent and often ignored need for better staffing at long-term care facilities where elderly residents are especial...

Mar 14, 2020

British Columbia focuses on long-term care homes in COVID-19 fight

VICTORIA - British Columbia will put more focus on enhancing prevention of the novel coronavirus at long-term care facilities to protect vulnerable elderly people and staff, the provincial health offi...

Mar 14, 2020

'Riverdale' production halts in Vancouver due to novel coronavirus concerns

VANCOUVER - Warner Bros. Television says the Vancouver-based production of teen drama "Riverdale" has been halted until further notice. A statement from the studio says work was halted after a member ...

Mar 14, 2020

British Columbia focuses on long-term care homes in COVID-19 fight

VICTORIA - British Columbia will put more focus on enhancing prevention of the novel coronavirus at long-term care facilities to protect vulnerable elderly people and staff, the provincial health offi...

Mar 13, 2020