British Columbia

Cowichan First Nation issues stay-at-home order as COVID-19 spreads on its reserve

DUNCAN, B.C. - The Cowichan First Nation on Vancouver Island has issued a shelter-in-place order as COVID-19 spreads through its territory. The First Nation says in a statement that there have been 23...

Jan 07, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions extended to Feb. 5 in B.C. to 'hold the line'

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 restrictions that were set to expire Friday have been extended to Feb. 5. Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the extension while reporting eight more dea...

Jan 07, 2021

Family demands better oversight of B.C. care homes after outbreak kills 41 residents

VANCOUVER - The last time Bernadette Cheung saw her grandmother, she looked smaller somehow. It was August and the isolation of the pandemic had taken a toll, but the elderly woman with dementia still...

Jan 07, 2021

Woman walking in Nanaimo, B.C., is showered with cash: RCMP

NANAIMO, B.C. - The Mounties say a woman out for a walk in Nanaimo, B.C., was surprised when cash began falling from the sky around her. Police say in a news release the woman was walking on a street ...

Jan 07, 2021

Energy minister calls independent Site C dam report 'helpful,' will consult cabinet

VICTORIA - British Columbia's energy minister says he has received a report on the status of the Site C dam project and will soon present its findings to cabinet. Bruce Ralston says the report by form...

Jan 07, 2021

Health-care professionals ready to help but some say vaccine rollout too slow

VANCOUVER - Marcia Carr returned to nursing during the first wave of the pandemic after four years in retirement and now wants to "hit the ground running" to help vaccinate as many people as possible....

Jan 07, 2021

Man with gang ties is victim of targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C., say police

SURREY, B.C. - Investigators are appealing for witnesses, dashcam video or other surveillance tape as they investigate the first homicide of the year in Surrey, B.C. A statement from the Integrated Ho...

Jan 07, 2021

B.C. reports 625 new COVID-19 cases, eight additional deaths

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister and provincial health officer urged people to look after their mental health and well-being as the province reported 625 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesda...

Jan 06, 2021

B.C. aims to reduce backlog of surgeries within 22 months

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says 90 per cent of patients who had their surgery postponed during the first wave of the pandemic have now had their procedures. Adrian Dix says operatin...

Jan 06, 2021

Victoria mayor says council member's Africa trip during pandemic 'irresponsible'

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps says she's disappointed that a member of council travelled to Somalia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Helps says she spoke with Coun. Sharmarke Dubow about his recent trip to E...

Jan 06, 2021