Sunday, December 22, 2024
British Columbia has set yet another single-day record for new cases of COVID-19, over a three-day period that saw 817 cases added to the provincial tally. Three more people have died as well, health officials said, bringing B.C.'s COVID-19 death toll...
VANCOUVER — Vast amounts of cash started flowing into British Columbia's largest casino in 2010 and transactions of $800,000 or more became common as players hauled in bags, suitcases and backpacks full of cash, an inquiry heard Monday. Steven Beeksma,...
An Okanagan school has been fully shut down for 10 days due to a coronavirus outbreak and related staffing shortages, according to a letter issued to parents and students on Sunday. The Interior Health Authority (IHA) confirmed 11 positive cases are connected...
A large fire erupted at a plastic recycling plant in the Queensborough neighbourhood of New Westminster on Monday night, a month after a devastating blaze destroyed a large portion of New West’s waterfront. The latest blaze on Boyne Street, near...
British Columbia reached another grim milestone Thursday, as the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the province topped 10,000. Speaking at a live briefing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 110 new cases, bringing the total to 10,066. B.C. also recorded...
B.C.’s COVID-19 reproduction rate is falling and its growth rate flattening, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported Monday. Henry said that over the last few weeks there had been, on average, fewer infections for each case of the...
The B.C. Liberal party decision to test the appetite of Surrey voters for a municipal police force could lead to gains in crucial ridings, says an SFU academic. On Sunday, the Liberals released an unattributed statement that if elected they...
A staff member at Harrison West at Elim Village, an assisted living community in Surrey, B.C., has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Fraser Health Authority. The individual is now in isolation at home. A previous outbreak at the same...
You could be forgiven for thinking nothing happened in the first week of B.C.'s election campaign. It's not just that campaign events are shorter and with no audience. Or that everyone struggled to get into gear immediately after the snap...
One of the oldest electoral districts in B.C., the riding of New Westminster has existed since B.C.'s first election in 1871. The district is an NDP stronghold and has gone to New Democrats in 15 of the last 16 elections. NDP incumbent and...
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