B.C. News

Former federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May wants to see Sonia Furstenau as the next leader of the provincial Greens. May endorsed the Cowichan Valley MLA, who is deputy leader of the B.C. Green Party, on Tuesday.

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials announced 12 new infections of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government extended the provincial state of emergency for two more weeks.

But pandemic’s effect shows people avoiding transit and returning to car use

12 new cases identified in past 24 hours, including one that is presumed but not official

VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it is upgrading its virtual identification system to make it easier for people to apply to access online services on their mobile devices during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

VANCOUVER — The Greater Vancouver Zoo says it is now home to three grizzly bear cubs that would have otherwise been euthanized. It says in a statement the cubs from Alberta were orphaned when their mother was shot by hunters.

VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service is investigating the death of an inmate at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Greater Victoria. Twenty-six-year-old David Gordon Ivany was found dead in his jail cell on June 21.

Scientific knowledge about biofilm, and how it contributes to the western sandpiper’s diet, is crucial to helping us protect the environment while supporting Canada’s increasing activities in trade.

VANCOUVER — Two people have been found dead in a home in east Vancouver. A statement from Vancouver police says the two men had been shot. Officers were called to the home near Commercial Drive and East 11th Avenue just after midnight.

Park board commissioners unanimous in need to expand drinking sites from 10 Vancouver parks to 23