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B.C. baby of mother in coma from COVID-19 is 'strong and healthy,' aunt says

The family is trying to stay hopeful but keep their expectations reasonable as the mother remains unconscious a month later.

Dec 11, 2020 7:17 AM Read more >

Can lonely grandparents, singles visit for Christmas in B.C.?

If a single person, including a grandparent, is looking to ward off loneliness, pick one child and their household unit to visit, recommends B.C.’s top doctor

Dec 10, 2020 5:11 PM Read more >

B.C. nurses deal with COVID ‘terror’ as stress, burnout, suicidal thinking rise

“We have seriously ill nurses who need mental health support to be able to continue to support their patients.”

Dec 10, 2020 4:57 PM Read more >

B.C. confirms 723 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 40,060

There have been a staggering 28 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours

Dec 10, 2020 3:07 PM Read more >

B.C. mom’s COVID-19 Facebook page aims to inform

The Richmond resident started the popular online tracker to help keep everyone in the know about COVID in the province's schools.

Dec 10, 2020 2:15 PM Read more >

Woman says she'd clean toilets to work at B.C. care home and see husband

"I'll do it for free. Just get me in there so I could help somebody," Lynne Smith said of the chance to go to work in the Abbotsford care home where her husband resides.

Dec 10, 2020 9:28 AM Read more >

Why Health Canada didn’t approve the Pfizer vaccine for children under 16

Health Canada explicitly did not approve the Pfizer-BioNTech for several cohorts of Canadians but it wasn't because of any red flags. Here's why the rest of us shouldn't worry, according to the approval body

Dec 10, 2020 9:08 AM Read more >

Vancouver Superstore employees test positive for COVID-19

Two staffers at a Real Canadian Superstore location in Vancouver have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Dec 10, 2020 8:54 AM Read more >

Vaccine to bring 'some semblance of normal' by summer in British Columbia

British Columbians could be tossing out their masks and forgetting about physical distancing by next summer.

Dec 10, 2020 7:38 AM Read more >

Animal rights group launches petition following COVID-19 outbreak on B.C. mink farm

"The contrast between these so-called luxury items and the suffering, and the devastation that this industry causes, couldn't be greater."

Dec 9, 2020 9:40 PM Read more >

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