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B.C. nurses want WorkSafeBC to add COVID-19 to list of job hazards

B.C. nurses want WorkSafeBC to add COVID-19 to list of job hazards

The head of the BC Nurses Union wants to make sure all nurses are supported should they contract COVID-19 and become unable to work
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B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double-hand transplant in Canada

B.C. man prepares to be first to receive double-hand transplant in Canada

VANCOUVER — When Rick Thompson's doctor told him a surgical team was going ahead with his double-hand transplant in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, his first reaction was surprise.
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Eight COVID-19 cases linked to downtown Kelowna gatherings, waterfront

Eight COVID-19 cases linked to downtown Kelowna gatherings, waterfront

KELOWNA, B.C. — Health officials are reporting eight cases of COVID-19 linked to public gatherings in Kelowna, British Columbia, during and around the Canada Day long weekend.
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Royal B.C. Museum offers half-price admission until September

Royal B.C. Museum offers half-price admission until September

The Royal B.C. Museum is offering half-price admission through to Sept. 7 as it reopens in stages amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Matriarchs to occupy lands on Haida Gwaii as fishing lodges reopen

Matriarchs to occupy lands on Haida Gwaii as fishing lodges reopen

QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. — A group of Haida matriarchs say they plan to occupy two ancient villages on Haida Gwaii after two fishing lodges decided to reopen on the remote archipelago despite objections from the First Nation.
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B.C. continues to have no active COVID-19 community outbreaks

B.C. continues to have no active COVID-19 community outbreaks

Two seniors' homes and one hospital continue to have COVID-19 healthcare-system outbreaks
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Job numbers show cautious optimism with long road ahead: B.C. finance minister

Job numbers show cautious optimism with long road ahead: B.C. finance minister

VICTORIA — Statistics Canada's labour force survey for June shows 118,000 people in B.C. found jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 13 per cent.
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Sexual assaults net B.C. physiotherapist 18-month community sentence

Sexual assaults net B.C. physiotherapist 18-month community sentence

He pleaded guilt to nine sexual assault charges involving female patients
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Squamish residents call for end of slang term 'Squampton'

Squamish residents call for end of slang term 'Squampton'

The term 'Squampton' or 'Straight Outta Squampton' has been used on stickers in Squamish for around two decades now
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Sexual assaults net physiotherapist 18-month community sentence

Sexual assaults net physiotherapist 18-month community sentence

Vernon offender feels like a pariah: judge
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