Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Richmond woman says quarantine hotel expense ‘needless’ given negative COVID-19 test result

A Richmondite who just came back from Taiwan said the three-night stay in a five-star hotel landed her a $1,825 bill (after-tax).

Mar 8, 2021 7:00 AM Read more >

Health authority announces locations of COVID-19 vaccinations in Vancouver for Phase 2

Phase 2 includes peopler over 80 and Indigenous people over 65

Mar 7, 2021 12:58 PM Read more >

How a Vancouver student is encouraging others to ditch disposable masks in favour of reusable options

Choosing a reusable mask 'is a small thing that we can do right now to stay safe at the same time as protecting our environment'

Mar 6, 2021 6:14 PM Read more >

Here are 11 things Canadians should expect when travel opens up again

Are you excited, apathetic or worried? A travel industry expert provides a detailed travel forecast for what's to come

Mar 5, 2021 9:42 PM Read more >

Vancouver-based tech firm says wearable 'tracing technology' could replace hotel quarantine

Government hotel stays may cost around $2,000, while this device would likely cost under $100

Mar 5, 2021 7:10 PM Read more >

B.C. reports second-highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in 2021

Testing has also increased to one of the highest totals so far this year.

Mar 5, 2021 4:51 PM Read more >

Vancouver rent bank sees huge spike in demand during pandemic

‘People are hurting and it's not necessarily the people who are living in poverty’

Mar 5, 2021 11:55 AM Read more >

Henry says we could be in post-pandemic world by summer

B.C.'s top doc apologizes to long-term care residents, health-care workers and others whose second doses were postponed this week.

Mar 5, 2021 9:55 AM Read more >

14 Vancouver flights identified by BCCDC for possible exposure to COVID-19

The list continues to grow on flights passing through B.C.'s largest airport in 2021

Mar 5, 2021 9:49 AM Read more >

Health Canada approves single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine

It's the second vaccine to be approved in a week

Mar 5, 2021 9:47 AM Read more >