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COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

“We want to make sure those public bodies relying on the order are doing so because it’s related to COVID"
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How to apply for B.C.’s new $1,000 COVID-19 recovery benefit

How to apply for B.C.’s new $1,000 COVID-19 recovery benefit

If the legislation introduced Tuesday goes through, families and individuals will be able to start applying for the benefit as early as Dec. 18, setting them up for deposits by Christmas Eve
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Police arrest squatter in shipping container, seize ‘multiple weapons’

Police arrest squatter in shipping container, seize ‘multiple weapons’

A 34-year-old man was arrested with the help of the RCMP Integrated Emergency Response Team on 22 charges across Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge
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Coquitlam RCMP call on public after cyclist hit, sent to hospital in critical condition

Coquitlam RCMP call on public after cyclist hit, sent to hospital in critical condition

The incident occurred shortly before 8:11 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2020, on the Mary Hill Bypass near Shaughnessy Street
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B.C.’s fentanyl market estimated to be up to $300M

B.C.’s fentanyl market estimated to be up to $300M

British Columbia’s illicit fentanyl market is conservatively estimated at upwards of $300 million, according to a unique study by local criminologists and drug experts. Dr. Martin Bouchard, a Simon Fraser University (SFU) criminologist, and Dr.
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B.C. to get first 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week: Horgan

B.C. to get first 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week: Horgan

In the Dec. 8 tweet, Horgan wrote the doses would be reserved for 'high-risk people in BC'
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B.C. confirms 566 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 38,718

B.C. confirms 566 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 38,718

There have been 16 new COVID-19 related deaths
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COVID-19 update: B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency

COVID-19 update: B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency

B.C. is already in the longest state of emergency in provincial history. Now, it has officially been in place for over 8 months.
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Port Coquitlam flagged for child care shortage as cities, schools asked to tackle the problem

Port Coquitlam flagged for child care shortage as cities, schools asked to tackle the problem

Latest assessment finds one space for every four children, with goal to double or triple the number of spaces
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Civil rights legal warrior Joe Arvay dead at 71

Civil rights legal warrior Joe Arvay dead at 71

Canada has lost a true, indisputable hero.
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