Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Risk of COVID hospitalization 50 times higher among unvaccinated

The province is in a 'fragile balance,' says Dr. Bonnie Henry

Nov 4, 2021 2:57 PM Read more >

New West pharmacy faces class-action lawsuit over alleged reuse of COVID-19 vaccine syringes

The incidents in question took place in August 2021

Nov 4, 2021 1:32 PM Read more >

New Westminster's weekly COVID-19 case count down to 33

But the city's case rate per 100,000 hasn't dropped as far as Burnaby, Richmond or the North Shore

Nov 4, 2021 12:28 PM Read more >

Here is how B.C. residents can get their Canadian vaccine card for travel

If you're travelling within Canada or leaving the country, make a plan to show proof of vaccination.

Nov 3, 2021 5:51 PM Read more >

COVID-19 recoveries in B.C. pass 200,000 threshold

Six more deaths bring B.C.'s pandemic death toll to 2,192.

Nov 3, 2021 5:04 PM Read more >

Has New Westminster reached maximum COVID-19 vaccination?

New West remains among the top local areas in B.C., but the 90% benchmark for full vaccination remains elusive for another week

Nov 3, 2021 2:11 PM Read more >

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise to near-six-month high

Last time B.C. had more COVID-19 patients in hospital was on May 7.

Nov 2, 2021 3:27 PM Read more >

École Qayqayt Elementary School back on COVID-19 exposure list in New West

The Oct. 25/26 exposure was at least the ninth at the school in the 2021/22 school year

Nov 2, 2021 1:17 PM Read more >

Opinion: This is how children have silently suffered through COVID-19

Impact likely felt for years to come

Nov 2, 2021 5:35 AM Read more >

25 COVID-19 patients die on weekend in B.C.

Number of new infected declines by more than half in past four days.

Nov 1, 2021 4:30 PM Read more >