British Columbia

B.C. health officials call for culturally safe vaccination plan for Metis residents

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say there will be chaos and hiccups in the vaccine rollout, but they're trying to make the process as safe as possible for the province's Indigenous res...

Feb 20, 2021

Federal plans to close fish farms stir emotions on Vancouver Island

VICTORIA - As a commercial fisherman and salmon farmer, James Walkus says he sees the merits of both industries and he's convinced the two can coexist. The 81-year-old Indigenous leader and entreprene...

Feb 20, 2021

Director of care home with worst COVID-19 death toll in B.C. resigns

VANCOUVER - The executive director of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak has resigned. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a statement that Little M...

Feb 19, 2021

Herring catch quota in B.C.'s Georgia Strait will ensure health of species: DFO

VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says herring catch quotas in British Columbia's Strait of Georgia will remain at last year's levels of about 20 per cent of the estimated fish stock. The depart...

Feb 19, 2021

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose reduces risk of virus by 80 per cent: B.C. health agency

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says new preliminary data shows that a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of the virus by 80 per cent within two to three we...

Feb 19, 2021

Two-term, north coast-area MLA is first candidate into B.C. Liberal leadership race

TERRACE, B.C. - Just days after former British Columbia Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson delivered his official letter of resignation, the first candidate has come forward to replace him. The two-term ...

Feb 19, 2021

Canada aims to double genomic surveillance for concerning variants

VANCOUVER - A national agency leading a network of labs hunting for variants of COVID-19 is aiming to double its efforts across Canada as part of a global surveillance initiative to keep up with new s...

Feb 19, 2021

SPCA seizes 40 animals 'in distress' from sled dog operation in B.C.

SALMO, B.C. - The SPCA has seized 40 dogs from a sled dog operation in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia following a cruelty investigation. The organization says the animals we...

Feb 18, 2021

B.C. records uptick in COVID-19 cases as officials issue reminder about precautions

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia are reminding residents to follow public health orders and restrictions after a significant rise in cases from earlier this week. Provincial health offi...

Feb 18, 2021

U.S. election makes 'moot' argument to release Meng: attorney general

VANCOUVER - Canada's attorney general says the failure of former U.S. president Donald Trump to win re-election nullifies an argument to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the basis that he was ...

Feb 18, 2021