British Columbia

British Columbia's new COVID-19 restrictions to curb Omicron variant come into effect

VANCOUVER - New COVID-19 restrictions ranging from audience capacities on large venues to the number of people able to attend indoor gatherings are in effect today. The health measures are scheduled t...

Dec 20, 2021

Police investigating after death at SilverStar ski resort in British Columbia

VERNON, B.C. - One person has died at a ski resort in British Columbia's Okanagan region. The sales and marketing director of SilverStar Mountain Resort says one person died in the Powder Gulch area o...

Dec 19, 2021

Man charged with attempted murder after weekend stabbing in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. - A man has been charged with attempted murder after a weekend stabbing in Nanaimo, B.C. Nanaimo RCMP say they were called to a home at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday after two people in their...

Dec 19, 2021

Students concerns heard, exams will continue in-person: UBC

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia says assurances from public health officials have influenced its decision to continue with in-person exams, despite concerns from students about the spre...

Dec 19, 2021

Oceanside RCMP warn of scammers impersonating police/CRA agents in Bitcoin fraud

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP revealed a complex scam involving someone impersonating a Canada Revenue Agency agent and a local Mountie.Sometime this week a resident received a call from someone saying ...

Dec 19, 2021

Students, representatives worry about spread of COVID-19 at in-person exams at UBC

VANCOUVER - Students and their representatives at the University of British Columbia are calling for the cancellation of in-person exams as the province deals with a surge in cases of the Omicron vari...

Dec 18, 2021

Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth

VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...

Dec 18, 2021

Great Nanaimo Toy Drive another rousing success with 500+ families helped

NANAIMO - The good people at the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive are celebrating a monumental year.They spent all this week collecting toys and building their "Santa Sacks", with the final bag of goodies bein...

Dec 17, 2021

Capacity limits, parties cancelled as B.C. tries to hold back Omicron spread

VICTORIA - British Columbia is placing restrictions on events and gatherings until the end of January in an effort to limit the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant. Measures range from limits on v...

Dec 17, 2021

Province-wide health restrictions place limits on events/gatherings, sports tournaments cancelled

NANAIMO - Drastically rising COVID-19 cases in the province led to several notable public health orders to take effect Monday Dec 20.Dr. Bonnie Henry told a Friday, Dec 17 media briefing action is req...

Dec 17, 2021