British Columbia

B.C. Premier, health officials to discuss next steps in COVID immunization plan

VICTORIA - Health officials have called off the regular COVID-19 briefing in British Columbia as they prepare to update the province's strategy for immunization against the virus. An advisory from the...

Jan 21, 2021

Changes in Indian farm laws could benefit Canada, experts say

VANCOUVER - Changes to India's farm laws could open up the second most populous country to Canadian farmers, although a lot remains unknown about how a liberalized market might affect nations looking ...

Jan 21, 2021

B.C.'s COVID-19 cases trending in right direction, provincial health officer says

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer and health minister say the province's COVID-19 case count is "trending in the right direction."Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix ...

Jan 20, 2021

B.C. man wanted in connection to Manitoba murder arrested after months on the run

SURREY, B.C. - RCMP say a man wanted in connection with a murder investigation in Winnipeg and a kidnapping and assault probe in Surrey, B.C., has been arrested after months on the run. Mounties say D...

Jan 20, 2021

Residents of Old Fort, B.C., suing province, others over slow-moving slide

VANCOUVER - Residents of a tiny community in northeastern British Columbia are suing the local and provincial governments over two slow-moving landslides they claim caused their property values to plu...

Jan 20, 2021

Illicit drug combo found in B.C.'s north, officials say it could impede naloxone

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Illicit drug overdoses are rising in northern British Columbia and health officials warn a new mix of street drugs can make a key life-saving medication less effective. Northern ...

Jan 20, 2021

B.C. watchdog says mentally ill children and youth retraumatized in hospital

VICTORIA - One mentally ill youth hospitalized in British Columbia recalls being restrained to a bed and injected with medication as she screamed for her mom while another says drugs turned him into a...

Jan 19, 2021

Peer support workers set to join union in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Dozens of peer support workers on the front lines of Vancouver's overdose crisis are about to be unionized in a move aimed at formally recognizing the role they play in saving lives. Andre...

Jan 19, 2021

B.C. to get 5,800 fewer vaccine doses next week but remains committed to second shots

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says the province will adjust its vaccination plans in light of the news that Pfizer-BioNTech will not send any doses to Canada next week. Adrian Dix say...

Jan 19, 2021

B.C. government lax on cybersecurity practices to protect IT assets, auditor reports

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the provincial government has not been doing a good enough job protecting its information technology from potential cybersecurity threats. Michael Pi...

Jan 19, 2021