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The B.C. government has hit its target of hiring more than 1,200 contact tracers

The B.C. government has hit its target of hiring more than 1,200 contact tracers

As the province continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C.'s contact-tracing recruitment efforts are not stopping there.
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Churches in B.C. get $18,400 in tickets for breaking COVID-19 rules

Churches in B.C. get $18,400 in tickets for breaking COVID-19 rules

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The RCMP say they have served tickets totalling $18,400 to representatives from three places of worship in British Columbia's Fraser Valley for violating public health orders.
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COVID-19: What Vancouverites and others had to say in 2020

COVID-19: What Vancouverites and others had to say in 2020

A collection of quotes mined from stories posted during an extraordinary year
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2,592 B.C. frontline health-care workers have received a COVID-19 vaccine

2,592 B.C. frontline health-care workers have received a COVID-19 vaccine

So far 2,592 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been given to front-line health-care workers
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COVID-19: What Vancouverites and others had to say in 2020

COVID-19: What Vancouverites and others had to say in 2020

A collection of quotes mined from stories posted during an extraordinary year
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No easy solutions to complex problem of high condo insurance premiums: B.C. report

No easy solutions to complex problem of high condo insurance premiums: B.C. report

VANCOUVER — A Crown corporation that regulates British Columbia's private-sector insurance companies says an average 40 per cent increase in condo insurance premiums resulted from various factors including risks that insurers face from earthquakes, w
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Former legislature clerk charged with fraud and breach of trust

Former legislature clerk charged with fraud and breach of trust

The charges allege that Craig Harley James used his position to advance his own personal interests over the public good
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B.C. Recovery Benefit website crashing under volume of applicants

B.C. Recovery Benefit website crashing under volume of applicants

Social media has been flooded with people complaining about not being able to log in or the site crashing
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Surge in website applications slows process for B.C. COVID-19 benefit

Surge in website applications slows process for B.C. COVID-19 benefit

VICTORIA — A high volume of online applications for the British Columbia COVID-19 recovery benefit has slowed the process. Some users have reported getting an error on the site when making their application for the benefit of up to $1,000.
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Kites, balloons and squirrels: BC Hydro details 2020's 'memorable' power outages

Kites, balloons and squirrels: BC Hydro details 2020's 'memorable' power outages

BC Hydro responded to more than 61,000 trouble calls in 2020
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