COVID-19

Burnaby seeks to hike hotel, short-term rental tax to 3%

The tax goes toward Tourism Burnaby to market the city as a tourism destination, and partly toward affordable housing initiatives

Dec 15, 2020 12:24 PM Read more >

Experts weigh-in on how to address COVID-19 conspiracy theorists

Experts agree conspiracy theories are born out of fear and a need for answers no matter how outlandish

Dec 14, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >

'Systemic non-compliances' of COVID mask rules found at Burnaby TMX worksites: regulator

Inspectors found 37 instances of contractors not following COVID protocols, and four workers were sent home

Dec 14, 2020 12:28 PM Read more >

Why Health Canada didn’t approve the Pfizer vaccine for children under 16

Health Canada explicitly did not approve the Pfizer-BioNTech for several cohorts of Canadians but it wasn't because of any red flags. Here's why the rest of us shouldn't worry, according to the approval body

Dec 10, 2020 9:08 AM Read more >

B.C. to immunize nearly 400,000 against COVID-19 by March 2021

Vaccinations will begin next week in two locations across Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health

Dec 9, 2020 4:05 PM Read more >

First COVID-19 vaccinations being given next week in B.C.

Dec 9, 2020 3:41 PM Read more >

B.C. throne speech promises more COVID-19 pandemic spending

Dec 7, 2020 3:05 PM Read more >

Opinion: Banning anti-vaxxers from work: Can employers mandate COVID-19 vaccinations?

An employment lawyers weighs in on the future issues when a vaccine is approved

Dec 4, 2020 6:02 AM Read more >

Burnaby, New West hospitals get COVID-19-killing robots

14 new Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation robots are deployed to hospitals to kill viruses and bacteria

Dec 3, 2020 6:24 AM Read more >

Ten deaths, 100-plus cases now tied to Burnaby Hospital COVID-19 outbreak

Admissions had been closed due to the outbreak and impact from a fire, but they are now open again

Dec 2, 2020 5:07 PM Read more >