Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

BC News

B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll rises to 35, from 1,174 infections

B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll rises to 35, from 1,174 infections

Four deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, including three at seniors' care homes, where there have been a total of 176 infections
Read more >
BC Ferries to halt all sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo

BC Ferries to halt all sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo

60-day suspension of service between West Vancouver and Vancouver Island comes into effect April 4
Read more >
Trudeau: U.S. limiting respirator exports a 'mistake'

Trudeau: U.S. limiting respirator exports a 'mistake'

GST credit for low-income Canadians coming in April instead of May
Read more >
Squamish adventure racers face more adventure than planned due to COVID-19

Squamish adventure racers face more adventure than planned due to COVID-19

Pandemic spreads during one race and prevents another
Read more >
Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses

Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses

The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of international research.
Read more >
B.C. landlords seeing up to 50% of tenants not paying rent

B.C. landlords seeing up to 50% of tenants not paying rent

The issue threatens the savings and livelihoods of people who rent out properties and are not at present eligible for any kind of government relief
Read more >
B.C. launches economic recovery task force

B.C. launches economic recovery task force

Senior government officials, First Nations and business leaders to work on government’s economic response to the COVID-19 crisis
Read more >
Alternate non-COVID medical care site at Vancouver Convention Centre to be operational by April 8

Alternate non-COVID medical care site at Vancouver Convention Centre to be operational by April 8

Decision to actually start using facility will be up to provincial health authorities
Read more >
B.C. issues bylaw officer guidelines for targeting re-sellers

B.C. issues bylaw officer guidelines for targeting re-sellers

B.C. has given the province's municipal bylaw officers guidelines on how to approach the ticketing of the likes of people re-selling essential items during the pandemic.
Read more >
Pandemic update: Six more deaths since Wednesday

Pandemic update: Six more deaths since Wednesday

Vancouver Island has recorded its first deaths from COVID-19
Read more >