Category Archives: British Columbia
Province announces $5 million toward expanding mental health services during pandemic
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan and Mental Health Minister Judy Darcy have announced new funding to expand mental health services.This comes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic."If you are feeli...
Apr 09, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
People needing addiction services feeling 'abandoned' during pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...
Apr 09, 2020
B.C. has 45 new cases of COVID-19; five more deaths announced
VICTORIA - After several days of fewer positive COVID-19 cases being confirmed in B.C., the province has announced 45 new cases today.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said in her daily news ...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
Restaurants that delayed opening face struggles amid COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER - For the past 18 months, Nguyet Dang has been working to bring her dream of opening a Vietnamese restaurant to life. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Ten days before the planned op...
Apr 08, 2020
Majority of Interior COVID-19 cases now from community transmission, unknown exposure
KAMLOOPS - It's been nearly one month since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic.When the virus first began to spread, the majority of cases were attributed to international travel. Now in the Inte...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Evan Fitzer
RCMP and Coroners Service investigate Lumby child’s sudden death
LUMBY, B.C. - The RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of an 8-year-old boy in the Lumby area.The you...
Apr 08, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
All provincial parks to close immediately amid COVID-19 risk
VICTORIA - With a long weekend around the corner and the risk of COVID-19 still heightened, the province is immediately closing all provincial parks.According to a release from the provincial governme...
Apr 08, 2020 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds
Vancity temporarily cuts credit card interest rates to zero for those in need
VANCOUVER - Vancity is temporarily cutting credit card interest rates to zero and deferring minimum payments for those facing financial difficulty as a result of COVID-19. The credit union says person...
Apr 08, 2020
Dr. Bonnie Henry says leave your hairdo to the pros after 'tinkering' herself
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer apologized to her hairdresser on Tuesday for taking matters into her own hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just in case anyone noticed a chang...
Apr 07, 2020
Sicamous RCMP investigating armed robbery at licenced medical marijuana grow operation
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A massive police presence across the Shuswap and North Okanagan this morning (Apr. 7) was the result of an armed robbery.In a pair of news releases, Southeast District RCMP spokespers...
Apr 07, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
