Category Archives: British Columbia
Fluevog designs 'The Dr. Henry' shoe inspired by B.C. provincial health officer
VANCOUVER - B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is adding another title to her long list of credentials - shoe muse. John Fluevog Shoes is planning to release a limited edition "The Dr. He...
Apr 16, 2020
B.C. premier hosts free virtual concert to bring people together amid COVID-19
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan is hosting a free livestream concert Thursday that features four British Columbia musicians, including Juno and Grammy award winners. The line-up includes jazz-pop-soul ...
Apr 16, 2020
Uncontrolled slash fire burning fast, prompting evacuations near Squamish: RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. - RCMP say a slash fire is burning out of control north of Squamish, British Columbia, prompting local evacuations. Mounties say the fire has started moving up the Squamish Va...
Apr 15, 2020
Horgan says B.C. data will show success in flattening the COVID-19 curve
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says people in British Columbia should congratulate themselves for their efforts to flatten the COVID-19 curve, but it's still too early to loosen restrictions.&nbs...
Apr 15, 2020
Cities need help to survive COVID-19 financial impact: Vancouver mayor
Vancouver's mayor wants to know if economic relief is on its way as cities deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Kennedy Stewart acknowledged on Wednesday that the city is looking at ...
Apr 15, 2020
B.C. extends state of emergency for another two weeks
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan announced today (Apr. 15) that the province's state of emergency surrounding COVID-19 is being extended by two more weeks.In a news conference, Horgan said the stat...
Apr 15, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / BC Government
B.C. health officials warn against jumping to conclusions about pandemic travellers
VICTORIA - Health officials in B.C. are asking the public to be thoughtful and not rush to judgement during the COVID-19 pandemic.In the Tuesday (Apr. 14) news briefing with provincial health officer ...
Apr 14, 2020 Image Credit: Flickr / BC Government
Vancouver council members hear toilet flush, not each other, at virtual meeting
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says city council's first attempt at a virtual meeting was a bumpy one that included technical glitches, delays and the whoosh of a flushing toilet. The public meeting ...
Apr 14, 2020
Three new COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; five new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has announced three new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, along with 27 new test-positive cases. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in her daily news co...
Apr 14, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
Thomas Braidwood, B.C. judge who led Dziekanski inquiry dies, dies at 89
VANCOUVER - A former judge who led an inquiry into the RCMP's use of a Taser on a man from Poland after he arrived at Vancouver's airport in 2007 has died. Thomas Braidwood, who was a justice on ...
Apr 14, 2020
