Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Why does COVID-19 kill so many seniors in long-term care?

A massive study seeks to answer that question. Nearly two-thirds of all COVID-19 deaths in B.C. have occurred in long-term care homes.

Feb 11, 2021 2:38 PM Read more >

BCCDC identifies more potential COVID-19 exposures aboard Vancouver flights

The exposures come despite restrictions on travel from Mexico and the Caribbean which went into effect last month

Feb 11, 2021 12:19 PM Read more >

Pfizer and Moderna face crunch to meet March vaccine delivery deadlines

Manufacturers will need to deliver 3m doses in last few weeks of March to meet obligations

Feb 11, 2021 11:00 AM Read more >

Burnaby's COVID-19 roller coaster stabilized last week despite outbreak

But Burnaby still has more than double the cases of Richmond

Feb 11, 2021 10:53 AM Read more >

Coalition of First Nations sign agreements to receive detailed COVID-19 case numbers

Systemic change in B.C.’s healthcare system must still occur, say First Nations

Feb 11, 2021 9:35 AM Read more >

More COVID-19 cases discovered at this Burnaby mall Superstore

The store now has three cases

Feb 11, 2021 8:49 AM Read more >

No B.C. travel ban yet, but province still looking at plans: premier

John Horgan is encouraging people from other provinces to stay away.

Feb 10, 2021 4:30 PM Read more >

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. return to multi-month low

Six more British Columbians have died of COVID-19, raising the province's death toll to 1,269.

Feb 10, 2021 3:51 PM Read more >

CSIS director says Canada's spy laws are outdated

Cyber threat actors using pandemic to target vulnerable business sectors

Feb 10, 2021 3:43 PM Read more >

Horgan urges B.C. residents to help seniors register for vaccines

Premier says he had hoped province would be further along in vaccine rollout by now

Feb 10, 2021 3:20 PM Read more >