Category Archives: British Columbia
Health authority declares COVID-19 outbreak with 15 cases at Victoria-area hospital
VICTORIA - A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a Victoria area hospital. Island Health says in a statement the outbreak was declared Thursday at the centre unit of Saanich Peninsula Hospital, wit...
Nov 10, 2023
B.C. Remembrance Day events to be held rain or shine, with wild weather forecast
VANCOUVER - Remembrance Day services will be staged across British Columbia tomorrow, but wild weather hitting the south coast may test the resolve of attendees. A weather front bringing heavy rain an...
Nov 10, 2023
Active case of tuberculosis detected at University of Victoria
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria says an active case of tuberculosis has been detected on campus. The university says in a statement that the infected person, identified only as a "member of the ...
Nov 10, 2023
Heavy rain, wind and snow expected for portions of B.C. over next several days
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a "vigorous frontal system" expected to cross British Columbia's south coast is bringing with it heavy rain and wind for some regions of the province, and snow for ...
Nov 10, 2023
COVID-19 waning in B.C., with hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down
VANCOUVER - New data suggest that a recent surge in COVID-19 activity in British Columbia appears to be waning, with the number of hospital admissions, deaths and positive tests all down sharply. An u...
Nov 09, 2023
Help for special-needs children in B.C. is put off while government delays: advocate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's children's representative says a years-old government promise to revamp supports for kids with special needs appears to be stalled, leaving those who require help to stru...
Nov 09, 2023
B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care
VICTORIA - British Columbia is shifting its ambulance paramedics staffing model for 60 rural and remote communities in what Health Minister Adrian Dix says is an "unprecedented" investment in emergenc...
Nov 09, 2023
CP NewsAlert: 11 people sent to hospital in school bus crash in Burnaby, B.C.,
BURNABY, B.C. - Eleven people have been sent to hospital after a school bus crashed into a home in Burnaby, B.C. BC Emergency Health Services says in a statement that all 11 patients are in stable con...
Nov 09, 2023
Deputy BC Green leader fired for liking post about Bonnie Henry and Nazi doctor
VANCOUVER - Inappropriate social media activity has cost Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi his job as deputy leader of the BC Green Party and he's also resigned as a Green candidate in the 2024 provincial election. A...
Nov 09, 2023
Canadians should plan for higher rates in the long run, BoC’s Rogers says
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is warning interest rates might not return to the low levels people were used to before COVID-19 pandemic. Rogers is delivering a speec...
Nov 09, 2023