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Record number of new COVID-19 cases prompts ban on in-restaurant dining in B.C.

Record number of new COVID-19 cases prompts ban on in-restaurant dining in B.C.

B.C. recorded 2,518 new infections in past three days, including record 936 cases on March 27
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B.C. suspends use of AstraZeneca for those under 55 years old

B.C. suspends use of AstraZeneca for those under 55 years old

The move comes in anticipation of new guidelines from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization
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B.C. university offers first bachelor's degree in Indigenous language fluency

B.C. university offers first bachelor's degree in Indigenous language fluency

VICTORIA — Students at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus will soon be able to receive an Indigenous language fluency degree. Anne Kang, B.C.
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B.C. parents react to mandatory mask policy for all Surrey students Grades 4 to 12

B.C. parents react to mandatory mask policy for all Surrey students Grades 4 to 12

Parents ask why only Surrey Schools are requiring masks, rather than all schools.
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B.C., federal governments allocate funds to operate BC Bus North through March 2022

B.C., federal governments allocate funds to operate BC Bus North through March 2022

VICTORIA — The federal and British Columbia governments are working together to ensure continued operation of a bus route described as a "crucial lifeline" for northern B.C.
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Woman injured, suspect flees as RCMP report latest shooting in Surrey, B.C.

Woman injured, suspect flees as RCMP report latest shooting in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — A woman has been hurt in a shooting late Sunday in a Surrey, B.C., home. RCMP say the attack happened just before midnight in a home in the Guildford neighbourhood. The suspect fled before police arrived. Sgt.
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'Extreme neglect': Youth mental health advocates calling for change to B.C. support system

'Extreme neglect': Youth mental health advocates calling for change to B.C. support system

Two young Vancouver Island women are sounding the alarm on the very system that is supposed to help people.
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Bird strike caused engine failure that led to Kamloops Snowbirds crash: report

Bird strike caused engine failure that led to Kamloops Snowbirds crash: report

The crash took place during Operation Inspiration, an effort by the Snowbirds to bring joy to Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lights returning after windstorm knocks out power to thousands across southern B.C.

Lights returning after windstorm knocks out power to thousands across southern B.C.

VANCOUVER — Thousands of residents on British Columbia's south coast and southern Interior spent the night without power after a fierce windstorm blew through the region Sunday.
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Six protesting old-growth logging arrested as traffic stopped on Vancouver bridge

Six protesting old-growth logging arrested as traffic stopped on Vancouver bridge

VANCOUVER — Six people have been arrested for refusing to end a blockade of Vancouver's Cambie Bridge. Vancouver police say in a statement that about 150 people marched to the bridge and stopped traffic on the busy route on Saturday.
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