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B.C.'s COVID infections jump by 41 with more cases at packing plant, Haida Gwaii

B.C.'s COVID infections jump by 41 with more cases at packing plant, Haida Gwaii

VANCOUVER — There are more COVID-19 infections from outbreaks at a British Columbia berry packing plant and on Haida Gwaii, contributing to the provincial total of 41 new cases announced Wednesday.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. lowest since March 16, as St. Paul's outbreak ends

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. lowest since March 16, as St. Paul's outbreak ends

41 new cases identified, with 259 active cases, including six in hospital and two in intensive care
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Provincial government unveils safe by-election procedures

Provincial government unveils safe by-election procedures

14 communities need to hold by-elections or assent votes
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Flu vaccine orders up in B.C. amid COVID fears

Flu vaccine orders up in B.C. amid COVID fears

What happens when our winter flu season meets the COVID-19 pandemic?
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LifeLabs, privacy commissioners at odds over release of data breach report

LifeLabs, privacy commissioners at odds over release of data breach report

LifeLabs was hit last year by a ransomware attack affecting millions of Canadians
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9 years after bike crash on Coquihalla, B.C. woman seeks trio who saved her life

9 years after bike crash on Coquihalla, B.C. woman seeks trio who saved her life

She was seriously injured in July 2011 on her ride from North Vancouver to Canmore, Alberta. Now she wants to find the strangers who helped her.
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BC Teachers' Federation calls for 'authentic' consultation on back-to-school plan

BC Teachers' Federation calls for 'authentic' consultation on back-to-school plan

The BCTF was quick to criticize the Ministry of Education’s plan to have students return full-time to classrooms in September.
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Safety board says poor maintenance caused ship fire off Haida Gwaii

Safety board says poor maintenance caused ship fire off Haida Gwaii

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says a fire that broke out in the engine room of a container ship off Haida Gwaii was caused by poor maintenance.
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Dog dragged by stolen vehicle; Alberta man faces charges

Dog dragged by stolen vehicle; Alberta man faces charges

INVERMERE, B.C. — An Alberta man has been charged with theft of a vehicle and causing injury to an animal after a woman in southeastern B.C. watched her dog being dragged away by her stolen SUV.
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Pilot flew into canyon, setting off fatal Yukon crash: safety board

Pilot flew into canyon, setting off fatal Yukon crash: safety board

RICHMOND, B.C. — Pilot decision-making was the cause of a fatal crash in Yukon involving an Alkan Air Ltd. flight last August.
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