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B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday

B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday

VICTORIA — Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the day before some of the province's oldest residents could start booking appointments to get their first shots.
Burnaby stings snare 17 illegal ride-hailing drivers for $28,000 in fines

Burnaby stings snare 17 illegal ride-hailing drivers for $28,000 in fines

Ride hailing is legal if you have a proper licence
Is human food to blame for Metro Vancouver's aggressive urban coyotes?

Is human food to blame for Metro Vancouver's aggressive urban coyotes?

New research shows coyotes may become aggressive when feeding on a high carb, human diet
Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man

Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man

METCHOSIN, B.C. — The Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting death of a 37-year-old man in the rural Victoria-area community of Metchosin, B.C. West Shore RCMP spokesman Const.
Federal regulator launches surprise oil tank fire drill at Burnaby Trans Mountain site

Federal regulator launches surprise oil tank fire drill at Burnaby Trans Mountain site

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) performed its first-ever unannounced exercise on Thursday
Vancouver-based tech firm says wearable 'tracing technology' could replace hotel quarantine

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
Two injured in helicopter crash on Bowen Island, B.C.: emergency health services

Two injured in helicopter crash on Bowen Island, B.C.: emergency health services

VANCOUVER — Two people were transported to hospital in serious but stable condition after a helicopter crash on Bowen Island, B.C. B.C. Emergency Health Services says in a statement that they received a call at about 10 a.m.
B.C. reports second-highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in 2021

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

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.
Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.

Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in British Columbia, as a provincial committee decides who should be prioritized for the shot.