British Columbia

B.C. officials urge 'safe choices' on Super Bowl Sunday amid COVID-19 variants

VICTORIA - The COVID-19 curve is slowly bending downward in British Columbia but health officials are urging caution for those making weekend plans given the presence of new variants. The province con...

Feb 04, 2021

Shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left woman dead was not random, police say

SURREY, B.C. - A woman is dead and a man has been injured in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., in what police say was not a random act. Police were called Thursday morning to a home after reports of gunshot...

Feb 04, 2021

Indigenous patients feel unsafe in B.C. health-care system: new Turpel-Lafond report

VANCOUVER - The author of a damning report that found widespread racism in British Columbia's health system has released the results of surveys and data collection, revealing a massive gulf between th...

Feb 04, 2021

Former B.C. Lottery Corp. board chair says government 'ill-suited' to run gaming

VANCOUVER - The former chairman of the board at the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says he advised cabinet ministers in two different governments to get out of high-end gaming where bet limits reached...

Feb 04, 2021

Vancouver police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in search warrant application

VANCOUVER - An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have described as a makeshift nightclub amid COVID-19 restrictions says officers noticed a delivery of 100 che...

Feb 04, 2021

B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff

VICTORIA - British Columbia is expanding mask requirements in its school system. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says students in middle and secondary school and staff for kindergarten through G...

Feb 04, 2021

Police identify victim of deadly targeted shooting in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. - Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a targeted shooting in Langley, B.C. Sgt. Frank Jang with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 22-year-old Arshdeep Sing...

Feb 04, 2021

Burnaby Hospital reports new COVID-19 flare-up two days after declaring outbreak over

BURNABY, B.C. - Just a few days after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared over at the hospital in Burnaby, B.C., another flare-up has been reported at the health centre. The Fraser Health authority says ...

Feb 03, 2021

New program offers B.C. businesses grants to build or expand online stores

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing a new grant program to support small and medium-sized businesses in expanding or pivoting to online sales. Ravi Kahlon, minister of jobs, econ...

Feb 03, 2021

Vancouver senior succumbs to injuries suffered in violent home invasion

VANCOUVER - Police say an elderly woman has died and two people are under arrest following a violent home invasion on Vancouver's west side. A statement from police says 78-year-old Usha Singh died Tu...

Feb 03, 2021