Category Archives: British Columbia
University of British Columbia director resigns after holiday trip amid pandemic
VANCOUVER - The director of the University of British Columbia's school of population and public health has resigned after apologizing for taking a holiday trip during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter Ber...
Jan 15, 2021
Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says the reduction in shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Canada will have a significant effect, but just in the immediate period. Adrian Dix says...
Jan 15, 2021
Businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter can proceed in B.C. court: judge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that businessman Frank Giustra's lawsuit against Twitter Inc. over alleged "false and defamatory" tweets can proceed in the province. Giust...
Jan 15, 2021
Former Mountie jailed after Dziekanski Taser death reaches lawsuit settlement
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a former RCMP officer convicted of perjury after the 2007 death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver's airport says his client has settled a lawsuit against the ...
Jan 15, 2021
B.C. reports first case of South African COVID-19 strain, four now from the U.K.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer expressed concern as she reported the first South African strain of COVID-19 uncovered in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the person who con...
Jan 14, 2021
B.C. tree that inspired award-winning author Joy Kogawa damaged by windstorm
VANCOUVER - A cherry tree that inspired award-winning Canadian author Joy Kogawa has been damaged in a fierce windstorm that swept across southern British Columbia. Ann-Marie Metten, executive directo...
Jan 14, 2021
Doses of COVID-19 vaccine expected in 60 B.C. First Nations by next week
VANCOUVER - Doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to reach close to 60 First Nations in British Columbia by the end of next week. Dr. Shannon McDonald, the acting chief medical officer for the First ...
Jan 14, 2021
TSB says 'misinterpretation of navigational information' led to vessel crash in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a "misinterpretation of navigational information" led to a crash and injuries to the crew of a Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue v...
Jan 14, 2021
Coast guard's marine watch desk reports sightings in real time to protect B.C. orcas
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard will report whale sightings in real time from a new marine mammal desk established to protect endangered southern resident killer whales and other cetaceans in Brit...
Jan 14, 2021
Vancouver Coastal Health says schools have low COVID-19 transmission rates
VANCOUVER - A health authority says data showing schools in the Vancouver area are a low risk for the transmission of COVID-19 supports keeping classes open. Since schools reopened in September, Vanco...
Jan 14, 2021