B.C. News

VICTORIA — COVID-19 restrictions in British Columbia have been extended to Jan. 8 as the transmission and community spread of the illness remain high, the province's top doctor said Monday.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a total of 2,020 new COVID cases over the weekend and issued new public health orders effective immediately.

Dr. Bonnie Henry says in-school transmissions are low and schools remain a 'safe and important' place for students and educators

VICTORIA — The B.C. government is promising to immediately fight the spread of COVID-19 while also striving to meet its long-term goals on the province's economic recovery, climate change and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

Throne speech recaps efforts to combat pandemic, promises further measures, spending

This deer wasn't too 'fawn' of these merry and bright lights.

The Center for Whale Research, based in Friday Harbour, Washington, said chinook salmon are the main food source for the resident orcas, whose numbers have been squeezed down to 74 largely because of dwindling salmon stocks in the Salish Sea.

VANCOUVER — As an infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Carl Boodman has had a longtime interest in an illness that commonly afflicted soldiers during the First World War as well as people who now live in crowded refugee camps.

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has announced it's investigating RCMP actions surrounding a crash almost two months ago.

MERRITT, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a man outside the RCMP detachment in Merritt, B.C.