Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Six more British Columbians die from COVID-19, as hospitalizations continue to fall

There have not been as few people battling COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals since November 20.

Feb 4, 2021 3:36 PM Read more >

Vancouver seafood restaurant closes for two weeks due to employee COVID case

The closure comes on the heels of a coronavirus public exposure warning for the restaurant from the health authority

Feb 4, 2021 2:09 PM Read more >

COVID taxation an ‘ad hoc, band-aid process,’ says accountant

Complex regulations, documents “accountants have challenges to understand”

Feb 4, 2021 2:07 PM Read more >

'It really increased the pressure on people': British Columbians impacted by disordered eating face challenges during COVID-19

Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness Week is on now until Feb. 7

Feb 4, 2021 2:03 PM Read more >

Transport Canada bans cruise ships carrying over 100 people until 2022

The Port of Vancouver says cruise ships result in $2.2 billion of total economic impact locally

Feb 4, 2021 12:54 PM Read more >

BCTF says B.C.'s in-class mask rules are 'long overdue'

Much more needs to be done, according to the organization's president, including improvements to school density and ventilation.

Feb 4, 2021 12:17 PM Read more >

Canada faces more vaccine upheaval amid ongoing Moderna delays

No firm timeline on doses expected for later this month

Feb 4, 2021 10:37 AM Read more >

B.C. middle and high school students, all staff now required to wear masks in classrooms

The new guidelines don't apply to elementary school students; that decision up to parents.

Feb 4, 2021 10:25 AM Read more >

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit 10-week low

Another 16 people have died from the virus – twice as many as yesterday, raising the province's death toll from the virus to 1,234.

Feb 3, 2021 3:47 PM Read more >

Nine infected with COVID-19 in new Burnaby Hospital outbreak

New cases announced two days after earlier outbreak declared over.

Feb 3, 2021 11:44 AM Read more >