British Columbia

B.C. government says transition of youth from care among roots of homelessness

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expanding supports for former youth in care as part of a cross-government approach to target the root causes of homelessness. Several cabinet ministers ga...

Mar 17, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...

Mar 17, 2022

Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported, one more health facility outbreak in B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting another eight deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,953. Hospitalization numbers continue to drop in the province, with 329 people in hospital W...

Mar 16, 2022

B.C. premier raises concerns to prime minister about job impact of fish farm closures

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying federal salmon farm transition plans threaten hundreds of jobs and the economies of coastal...

Mar 16, 2022

B.C. provincial data shows 23,000 people experienced homelessness in 2019

VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province tackle the issue. David Eby says the ...

Mar 16, 2022

B.C. to review how its COVID-19 pandemic response decisions were made

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will conduct an independent review of its operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help it prepare and respond to emergencies. Public Safety Minister...

Mar 16, 2022

Vernon is home to two milestones in combating B.C.'s overdose crisis

Two major steps to reduce the number of British Columbians dying from toxic drugs have gotten their starts in Vernon.The opioid agonist treatment (OAT) program rolled out in B.C. on March 16, 2021, an...

Mar 16, 2022

B.C. privacy law applies to federal political parties, commissioner's office finds

VANCOUVER - The office of British Columbia's privacy commissioner has found that federal political parties are subject to the province's Personal Information Protection Act,a decision that experts say...

Mar 16, 2022

Nooksack River, source of B.C. and Washington flooding fears, to get new plan

VICTORIA - Leaders from Washington state and British Columbia say they have reached an agreement to work together on redeveloping a flooding prevention plan and response for the Nooksack River. Floodi...

Mar 15, 2022

No new deaths recorded due to COVID-19 in B.C.; slight drop in hospitalizations

VICTORIA - British Columbia recorded a slight drop in hospitalizations from COVID-19 and no deaths were reported due to the virus Tuesday. The Health Ministry says in a news release that there were 34...

Mar 15, 2022