British Columbia

COVID might have been in Canada earlier than when it was first identified: expert

VANCOUVER - The novel coronavirus might have reached Canada weeks before the first official case was diagnosed in late January of 2020, says an expert who tracks pandemics. Prof. Sarah Otto of the Uni...

Mar 13, 2021

B.C. First Nations Health Authority hopes all Indigenous adults vaccinated in Phase 2

VANCOUVER - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says she is "hopeful" all Indigenous adults in the province, including those who don't live on reserves, will be offered...

Mar 13, 2021

Dr. Bonnie Henry's book offers insight into early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says a burning anxiety in the pit of her stomach had become her constant companion as China began reporting a few cases of an unusual pneumonia in Wuhan in De...

Mar 13, 2021

B.C. police watchdog investigates after man seriously injured during arrest

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered serious injuries during his arrest linked to a report about a firearm that was found at a cemetery in Chilli...

Mar 12, 2021

B.C. has no deaths in latest tally, but 648 new cases of COVID-19

VICTORIA - Health officials are calling on British Columbians to balance the easing of some outdoor restrictions by keeping up safety measures when indoors. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ...

Mar 12, 2021

B.C. Mounties call in reinforcements to investigate series of explosions

PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they have called in reinforcements as they investigate a series of explosions across the city.Const. James Grandy says in a statement that the RCMP E...

Mar 12, 2021

Ottawa funds development of First Nations-owned B.C. geothermal project

FORT NELSON, B.C. - Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. "It will serve as a model ...

Mar 12, 2021

Horgan supports vaccine passports for international travel but lukewarm for B.C.

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he will support requirements that ensure international travellers produce a type of COVID-19 vaccine passport, but he's not convinced people in British Columbia sho...

Mar 12, 2021

Unemployment data shows strong recovery, says B.C. NDP; Liberals say there's no plan

VICTORIA - Statistics Canada data shows the jobless rate in British Columbia dipped more than one percentage point in February and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the B.C. economy is growing, but the O...

Mar 12, 2021

B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy

VANCOUVER - The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provin...

Mar 12, 2021