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Novice backcountry users a concern this winter

Novice backcountry users a concern this winter

Avalanche Canada, BC Search and Rescue and WorkSafeBC issue warning to inexperienced recreationalists
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B.C.'s top doctor says gap between vaccine doses rooted in science

B.C.'s top doctor says gap between vaccine doses rooted in science

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says the first dose of a vaccine for COVID-19 gives "amazing" immunity, so the government's decision to allow for a 35-day gap before the second dose is administered is rooted in science. Dr.
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Slow trickle of Moderna vaccine deliveries to persist in B.C. until at least end of February

Slow trickle of Moderna vaccine deliveries to persist in B.C. until at least end of February

Moderna deliveries will trail Pfizer significantly for foreseeable future
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Slow trickle of Moderna vaccine deliveries to persist in B.C. until at least March

Slow trickle of Moderna vaccine deliveries to persist in B.C. until at least March

Moderna deliveries will trail Pfizer significantly for foreseeable future
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More than 1,000 have died from COVID-19 in B.C., including 22 over the weekend

More than 1,000 have died from COVID-19 in B.C., including 22 over the weekend

Number of those actively infected with the virus has fallen to lowest level since November 10
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Musqueam reports first cases of COVID-19 on reserve in Vancouver

Musqueam reports first cases of COVID-19 on reserve in Vancouver

Two parents and adult daughter infected with coronavirus
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Vancouver police officer is suspended and faces drug, theft, breach of trust charges

Vancouver police officer is suspended and faces drug, theft, breach of trust charges

VANCOUVER — Criminal charges related to theft, breach of trust and drugs have been laid against a Vancouver police officer. The department says Const.
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Speculation tax increased long-term rentals in B.C., raised $88 million: ministry

Speculation tax increased long-term rentals in B.C., raised $88 million: ministry

VICTORIA — The Ministry of Finance says data from British Columbia's tax targeting property speculators shows it has helped increase the number of long-term rentals in the province.
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Driver critically injured, pet killed in suspected impaired crash in central B.C.

Driver critically injured, pet killed in suspected impaired crash in central B.C.

VAVENBY, B.C. — Impaired driving may have played a part in a crash in central British Columbia that critically injured the driver of one SUV and killed one of several dogs riding in a second vehicle.
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Three units at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver linked to COVID-19 outbreak: memo

Three units at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver linked to COVID-19 outbreak: memo

VANCOUVER — Officials at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver confirm a COVID-19 outbreak has spread to two more units at its cardiac centre. In a memo to staff, the director of the St.
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