Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

B.C. drops 'carrot' for punitive 'stick' approach to handling COVID orders enforcement

It is not clear, however, if ticketing is likely to result in fewer new COVID cases in B.C.

Aug 21, 2020 2:30 PM Read more >

City of Vancouver outlines plan for penalizing COVID rule violators under new enforcement measures

Who will be enforcing the rules, and what rules are and are not enforceable

Aug 21, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

B.C. to crack down on large gatherings with penalties, tickets

"Enough is enough."

Aug 21, 2020 10:43 AM Read more >

Two Vancouver Shoppers Drug Mart stores confirm employee COVID-19 cases

The stores are not listed by Vancouver Coastal Health as public exposure locations.

Aug 21, 2020 8:47 AM Read more >

B.C. COVID-19 deaths hit 200 as two more seniors have died

Deputy provincial health officer Dr. Réka Gustafson said the two new deaths were seniors – by far the hardest hit demographic.

Aug 21, 2020 7:24 AM Read more >

Shíshálh woman to lead research on COVID response for Vancouver’s urban Indigenous population

Brittany Bingham recently became the first Indigenous PhD graduate from Simon Fraser University’s faculty of health sciences.

Aug 21, 2020 6:25 AM Read more >

B.C. confirms 80 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 4,825

There have been two new COVID-19 related deaths

Aug 20, 2020 3:09 PM Read more >

More Metro Vancouver restaurants announce COVID-positive employees, close for deep cleaning

Each of the three restaurants announced their temporary closures on their social media accounts

Aug 20, 2020 9:55 AM Read more >

Vancouver parents concerned about sending children back to school

District’s back-to-school plan needs approval from Ministry of Education

Aug 20, 2020 9:13 AM Read more >

B.C.'s active COVID-19 infections climb to new record high: 798

Before this week, the highest number of active COVID-19 infections in B.C. was 717, on April 28

Aug 20, 2020 7:20 AM Read more >