British Columbia

Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts

VANCOUVER - First, we didn't have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn't, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...

Mar 24, 2022

Rapid COVID-19 tests available at B.C. pharmacies for people aged 18 and up

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says COVID-19 rapid tests are now available at participating pharmacies for people aged 18 and over. The Health Ministry says one kit containing five rapid a...

Mar 23, 2022

Free rapid tests for adults 18+ now available at B.C. pharmacies

NANAIMO - Any adult in B.C. can now get a free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kit through community pharmacies. The provincial government said starting Wednesday, March 23 any B.C resident 18 years of ag...

Mar 23, 2022

Patients in B.C. waiting too long for surgery, not being counted by province: doctor

VANCOUVER - The incoming leader of a group that represents surgeons across British Columbia is questioning the health minister's claims that nearly all surgeries that were cancelled in the first and l...

Mar 23, 2022

B.C. building enough homes to meet growing population, but not enough are affordable

VANCOUVER - The organization representing British Columbia's municipal governments says resolving the province's affordable housing crisis is more complex than just building more homes. A Union of B.C...

Mar 23, 2022

Victoria council debates First Nation reconciliation fund option for property taxes

VICTORIA - Homeowners in Victoria could soon have the option to voluntarily add between five and 10 per cent extra to their annual property tax bill as a contribution to a reconciliation fund for loca...

Mar 23, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop, no new deaths recorded in B.C.

VICTORIA - The Health Ministry says there have been no more deaths related to COVID-19 in British Columbia. B.C. reported 254 hospitalizations on Tuesday, a slight drop from Monday when there were 271...

Mar 22, 2022

B.C. logging company won't dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells court

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia logging company says his client takes no position on whether a First Nation has title over an area it claims on Vancouver Island's west coast. However, Geof...

Mar 22, 2022

B.C. allocates more than $8 million to boost legal-aid services

VICTORIA - The provincial government is investing another $8.19 million in legal aid in British Columbia, filling what it says are gaps in service. The Ministry of the Attorney General announced the f...

Mar 22, 2022

Groups criticize Pacific salmon treaty, urge Alaska to protect B.C.-bound salmon

VANCOUVER - A coalition of Canadian groups is calling on Alaska's governor to stop the state's harvest of Canadian-bound salmon, while it criticizes the international treaty that prevents overfishing ...

Mar 22, 2022