Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

B.C. records six more COVID-19 deaths; pandemic toll rises to 2,981

ICU COVID-19 patient count highest in two weeks.

Mar 24, 2022 4:27 PM Read more >

COVID-19 vaccinations stalling among eligible Burnaby children aged 5-11

Burnaby tied with New Westminster for highest rate in Fraser Health

Mar 24, 2022 2:37 PM Read more >

How COVID-19 affects Vancouver International Wine Festival operations

The festival is back for a 43rd year, after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Mar 24, 2022 8:10 AM Read more >

People age 18 and up can get free COVID-19 rapid tests at B.C. pharmacies

They should be picked up to use at a future time when you show symptoms of the virus.

Mar 23, 2022 4:27 PM Read more >

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise for first time in six weeks

One new COVID-19 death raises the province's pandemic death toll to 2,975.

Mar 23, 2022 3:31 PM Read more >

Survey of B.C. health-care workers finds 1 in 3 likely to quit in next 2 years

Many health-care workers are at a "breaking point, exhausted by all they've been through," says the Hospital Employees' Union.

Mar 23, 2022 1:48 PM Read more >

B.C. has fewer COVID-19 hospital patients; no new related deaths

Province has five active outbreaks, down from 31 a month ago

Mar 22, 2022 3:34 PM Read more >

B.C. parent group appeals to maintain mask mandate in schools

Safe Schools Coalition BC says public schools are not a place where families and children can "manage their own risk."

Mar 22, 2022 3:17 PM Read more >

It's not over. Experts warn of new COVID wave

A variant and fading vaccine protection could bring a rise in cases in April.

Mar 21, 2022 8:00 PM Read more >

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations fall by almost two-thirds in past month

Eight more COVID-19 deaths raise B.C.'s pandemic death toll to 2,974.

Mar 21, 2022 3:25 PM Read more >