Skip to content

Local News

WorkSafeBC rolls out request for stress balls

WorkSafeBC rolls out request for stress balls

Liberals want NDP to explain spending on swag instead of PPE
Read more >
B.C. implements new gas price reporting regulations

B.C. implements new gas price reporting regulations

There haven’t been any breakthroughs with the province’s investigation of Squamish gas prices, but authorities have brought in new regulations that they believe will ensure more accountability. On Aug.
Read more >
COVID-19 impacts lasting ‘weeks and months’ in some young people in B.C.: Henry

COVID-19 impacts lasting ‘weeks and months’ in some young people in B.C.: Henry

Virus has proven to be ‘quite stealthy,’ says Dr. Bonnie Henry
Read more >
New rental ‘framework’ attempts to block New Westminster evictions

New rental ‘framework’ attempts to block New Westminster evictions

With B.C.’s moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent set to end on Aug. 18, the big question on the minds of New Westminster renters is what will happen next. The B.C.
Read more >
Canada-US border will remain closed for another 30 days

Canada-US border will remain closed for another 30 days

The Canada-US border will remain closed to non-essential traffic for another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced the extension Friday.
Read more >
Massive B.C. survey finds latinos, other racialized groups hit hardest by COVID-19

Massive B.C. survey finds latinos, other racialized groups hit hardest by COVID-19

A provincially-run survey in which one-in-10 British Columbians responded found people with lower incomes, as well as Latin Americans, West Asians (Arabs), South Asians and Black citizens have shouldered a disproportionate share of the economic fallout from COVID-19.
Read more >
New Westminster developing plans to reopen parks and rec facilities

New Westminster developing plans to reopen parks and rec facilities

Lessons learned from the summer opening of Moody Park Outdoor Pool are proving to be useful as the city plans for the reopening of community facilities in the fall.
Read more >
More than one-third of British Columbians want tighter restrictions: poll

More than one-third of British Columbians want tighter restrictions: poll

A recent Angus Reid Institute poll found 38% of B.C. residents feel that restrictions “don’t go far enough.” while another 48% say the restrictions have been “about right.”
Read more >
B.C. care groups fear they will run out of COVID PPEs

B.C. care groups fear they will run out of COVID PPEs

A recent SafeCare BC survey of continuing care organizations shows that while the current supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) has improved from the critical shortages experienced in the spring, 82% report concern about their ability to main
Read more >
Bend the curve, not the rules says Fraser Health

Bend the curve, not the rules says Fraser Health

Wednesday marked the highest increase in COVID-19 cases across British Columbia since April, with 85 new cases in British Columbia and 36 in Fraser Health.
Read more >