- Pique Newsmagazine

B.C. has highest number of active COVID-19 cases in three months

Number of new cases continues to be high, although there has not been a pandemic-related death so far this month in B.C.

Aug 11, 2020 4:51 PM Read more >

Shoppers at Vancouver store, passengers on several flights warned of COVID-19

VANCOUVER — The health authority in Vancouver is warning those who shopped at the Foot Locker on Robson Street to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. Vancouver Coastal Health says the potential exposure dates were Aug. 4 and Aug.

Aug 11, 2020 3:49 PM Read more >

Parole expanded for Kelly Ellard, killer of B.C. teen, Reena Virk

VANCOUVER — Day parole has been expanded for Kelly Ellard, the woman convicted of killing 14-year-old Reena Virk near Victoria in 1997.

Aug 11, 2020 3:38 PM Read more >

B.C. will delay start of school year: Minister of Education

School was set to begin on Sept. 8

Aug 11, 2020 3:18 PM Read more >

BC Ferries eligible for joint provincial-federal Safe Restart transit funding

VANCOUVER — The financially struggling BC Ferries will be eligible to receive funding through the joint federal and provincial Safe Restart Agreement.

Aug 11, 2020 12:03 PM Read more >

Police seek witnesses, dashcam video, in Vancouver's tenth homicide of the year

Vancouver police are seeking witnesses to an assault last week on the city's Downtown Eastside, saying the details could be critical to what is now a homicide investigation.

Aug 11, 2020 9:45 AM Read more >

'Wacky' summer on the water: COVID ups the volume and safety concerns near Deep Cove

People are taking 'anything that floats' to North Vancouver's pristine waters

Aug 10, 2020 5:37 PM Read more >

B.C. provincial health officer calls on younger people to avoid parties

VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer called on young people to avoid large social gatherings as the province battles a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. Dr.

Aug 10, 2020 5:20 PM Read more >

Man charged with manslaughter after June death of woman in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — A charge of manslaughter has now been laid following the death of a woman in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 47-year-old man was arrested Aug. 7.

Aug 10, 2020 10:22 AM Read more >

Don’t confuse these largely harmless insects with the ‘murder hornet’

Other insects often mistaken for the Asian giant hornet are the bald-faced hornet, yellow jacket and elm sawfly

Aug 10, 2020 9:52 AM Read more >