Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Canadian government expands lockdown programs as Omicron surges

Expanded programs set to cost $4 billion

Dec 22, 2021 10:29 AM Read more >

No pre-entry PCR test required at Point Roberts and other B.C. borders for short shopping trips

CBSA makes an exemption for B.C. borders in light of continued supply issues

Dec 22, 2021 10:26 AM Read more >

B.C. woman upset she couldn't get a booster despite no line at vaccination clinic

Kelowna residents would like to see a stand-by line

Dec 22, 2021 10:03 AM Read more >

Pandemic forces B.C. charities to innovate to survive

Surrey Hospital Foundation turns to online auction as an alternative source of revenue

Dec 22, 2021 8:34 AM Read more >

Here's why B.C. is not implementing travel restrictions over the holidays

Not everyone should be travelling, underscores B.C.'s top doctor.

Dec 21, 2021 5:49 PM Read more >

The symptoms of Omicron may be extremely mild. Here's when to go for testing.

Dr. Bonnie Henry explains when or if you need to get tested in the wake of surging cases in fully vaccinated people.

Dec 21, 2021 5:03 PM Read more >

B.C.'s new daily COVID number suddenly surges to all-time high

New record high fuelled by Omicron variant as restrictions re-engaged

Dec 21, 2021 4:37 PM Read more >

B.C. expected to dramatically expand rapid COVID testing in face of Omicron

Province has requested 11 million tests from federal government's expected cache of 84 million by mid-January

Dec 21, 2021 1:43 PM Read more >

B.C. bars, nightclubs ordered closed, restaurant groups restricted under new public health orders

You won't be ringing in 2022 at a bar or nightclub in Vancouver, or anywhere else in B.C.

Dec 21, 2021 1:38 PM Read more >

No holiday ramp-up for COVID-19 boosters as B.C. secures mass vax sites for January

Some vaccine clinics still reducing capacity amid holiday Omicron surge

Dec 21, 2021 1:36 PM Read more >