Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

OPINION: Only bold, immediate action can keep economy from plunging off pandemic’s cliff

We don’t need another Great Depression. We need a Great Expression

Mar 24, 2020 7:44 AM Read more >

What’s so funny about a pandemic? Vancouver comedians weigh in

Tragedy + Time = Comedy. Is it too soon for COVID-19 jokes?

Mar 23, 2020 7:28 PM Read more >

City of Vancouver now has power to levy $50K fines during pandemic

Get caught being a #COVIDIOT, pay a fine

Mar 23, 2020 7:19 PM Read more >

Vancouverites respond to COVID-19 rental announcement

The Vancouver Tenants Union is calling for an immediate moratorium on all evictions in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Mar 23, 2020 6:34 PM Read more >

B.C. approves boost to hand-sanitizer production

Given the current COVID-19 provincial health emergency, all distillers are permitted to produce such products

Mar 23, 2020 3:27 PM Read more >

Construction work can continue in B.C. under COVID-19 restrictions

But provincial guidelines on crowd sizes applies to construction work sites, too

Mar 23, 2020 3:19 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver residents receive flyer touting false COVID-19 cure claims

Don't be duped by these phoney claims

Mar 23, 2020 3:12 PM Read more >

Two Vancouver transit cops in self-isolation after suspect coughs on them during arrest

Police are working to obtain an order to have the suspect tested for COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 3:05 PM Read more >

Access to the Stawamus Chief closed after hundreds failed to practice social distancing

Authorities called the crowded parking lots, trails, and forest service roads 'unsettling'

Mar 23, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >

Vancouver Food and Beverage Community Relief Fund offers aid to hospitality workers in need

Over 160,000 people work in restaurants and bars in B.C. - and a lot of them are out of work

Mar 23, 2020 1:48 PM Read more >