Category Archives: British Columbia
Provincial health officer says anyone in B.C. experiencing COVID-19 symptoms can now be tested
VICTORIA - Provincial officials say anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms can now get tested for the virus. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry made the announcement during her daily briefing Monday...
Apr 20, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Government of BC
COVID-19 prompts bus driver layoffs, service cuts for Metro Vancouver transit
VANCOUVER - Nearly 1,500 bus drivers and other transit workers across Metro Vancouver are being laid off as TransLink faces plunging ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from Trans...
Apr 20, 2020
Third man arrested in 2019 Williams Lake murder
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A third man has been arrested and charged in an August, 2019 Williams Lake murder. According to an RCMP news release, Merritt frontline members and the Kamloops-based canine serv...
Apr 20, 2020
Vancouver's huge 4-20 pot celebration to be replaced by virtual event
VANCOUVER - What would have been Vancouver's 26th annual marijuana festival has been sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic but organizers say a virtual celebration will go ahead. The unsanctioned festiva...
Apr 20, 2020
Price-gougers, essential good resellers in B.C now faced with $2,000 fines during COVID-19 pandemic
VICTORIA - Police in B.C now have the ability to issue $2,000 violation tickets for anyone caught price gouging, or reselling medical supplies and essential goods during the COVID-19 pandemic. A BC Go...
Apr 19, 2020 (Image Credit: Government of BC)
29 new COVID-19 cases identified in B.C, as health officials address likelihood of summer event cancellations
VICTORIA - With 29 new cases reported today (Apr. 18) by provincial health officials, there is now a total of 1,647 COVID-19 cases in B.C. In today's update, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry...
Apr 18, 2020 (Image Credit: Government of B.C)
Flooding leads to the activation of the Cariboo Regional District's Emergency Operations Centre
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Friday as flooding struck the Wildwood area, just north of Williams Lake.The Regional District says ...
Apr 17, 2020
Victoria wants homeless to be housed in empty hotels during pandemic
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria is calling for the British Columbia government to take over its empty hotels and motels as a solution to housing the homeless during the COVID-...
Apr 17, 2020
'We cannot afford a resurgence': B.C. announces 43 new COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials say there have been 43 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., bringing cases in the province past the 1,600 mark.In a joint news release, Health Minister Adrian Dix and ...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / BC Government
Provincial health officer updates modelling on COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA - The latest modelling numbers provided by B.C.'s top doctor shows the province is starting to bend the COVID-19 curve. Dr. Bonnie Henry gave a presentation on Friday (Apr. 17) which details ...
Apr 17, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
