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UPDATE: B.C. government to give $1,000 to families, $500 to individuals by end of year

UPDATE: B.C. government to give $1,000 to families, $500 to individuals by end of year

The one-time payments are meant to stimulate local spending as the province looks to emerge from an economic downturn triggered by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic
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COVID-19 restrictions in B.C. extended one month as case numbers climb

COVID-19 restrictions in B.C. extended one month as case numbers climb

VICTORIA — COVID-19 restrictions in British Columbia have been extended to Jan. 8 as the transmission and community spread of the illness remain high, the province's top doctor said Monday.
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B.C. getting first vaccine doses next week; new safety orders issued

B.C. getting first vaccine doses next week; new safety orders issued

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a total of 2,020 new COVID cases over the weekend and issued new public health orders effective immediately.
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B.C. throne speech says NDP will focus on immediate action in COVID-19 battle

B.C. throne speech says NDP will focus on immediate action in COVID-19 battle

VICTORIA — The B.C. government is promising to immediately fight the spread of COVID-19 while also striving to meet its long-term goals on the province's economic recovery, climate change and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
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B.C. throne speech promises more COVID-19 pandemic spending

B.C. throne speech promises more COVID-19 pandemic spending

The BC Legislative Assembly resumed sitting today (Dec.
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Throne speech promises more pandemic spending

Throne speech promises more pandemic spending

Throne speech recaps efforts to combat pandemic, promises further measures, spending
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Updated: Brazen daylight shooting in Port Coquitlam sends man to hospital

Updated: Brazen daylight shooting in Port Coquitlam sends man to hospital

Major Crimes Unit at the scene in the 1500 Block of Broadway Street
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Specialist who treated rare disease among homeless wants doctors to be aware of signs

Specialist who treated rare disease among homeless wants doctors to be aware of signs

VANCOUVER — As an infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Carl Boodman has had a longtime interest in an illness that commonly afflicted soldiers during the First World War as well as people who now live in crowded refugee camps.
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B.C. police watchdog launches probe into RCMP's role in Chilcotin-region crash

B.C. police watchdog launches probe into RCMP's role in Chilcotin-region crash

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has announced it's investigating RCMP actions surrounding a crash almost two months ago.
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Watchdog called to look into death outside Merritt, B.C., police detachment

Watchdog called to look into death outside Merritt, B.C., police detachment

MERRITT, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a man outside the RCMP detachment in Merritt, B.C.
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