B.C.

B.C. First Nations keeping COVID-19 cases down: health officials
VICTORIA – First Nations in British Columbia have been largely successful in keeping COVID-19 out…
Fraser and South Thompson river levels rising: forecast centre
VANCOUVER – Flood watches have been posted for the upper Fraser and South Thompson rivers.…
Two care home residents die, second teacher tests positive for COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA – A second teacher has tested positive for COVID-19 in British Columbia but provincial…
Former B.C. inmate claims correctional officers ignored call for help for dying prisoner
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A former British Columbia inmate is suing the provincial government and…

Twins with a twist born in Victoria after mom has many miscarriages
VICTORIA – Margo and Ian Sheldon tried to have a baby for six years, enduring…
Novagold: Fiscal 2Q Earnings Snapshot
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Novagold Resources Inc. (NG) on Wednesday reported a loss of…

University of B.C. study warns wildfire smoke could make COVID-19 symptoms worse
VANCOUVER – A study by University of British Columbia researchers underscores the immediate, harmful health…

Couple used transplant experience to help navigate pregnancy during pandemic
VANCOUVER – Kate and Brian Chong couldn’t have known they would become parents during a…
Union of BC Indian Chiefs mourn Carole Dawson’s death from COVID-19
VANCOUVER – The Union of BC Indian Chiefs says it is mourning the death of…
Top doctor says contact tracing key approach for pandemic if contacts kept low
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says old-fashioned contact tracing, not an app, is the…
Court approves new hearing schedule for Meng, case adjourned until Aug. 17
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a schedule for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s…
Minister must follow law on orders even during pandemic: B.C. ombudsperson
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s ombudsperson says the province’s public safety minister made two pandemic-related orders…

UBC Board of Governors chair resigns after ‘liking’ anti-protest tweets
VANCOUVER – The chair of the University of British Columbia’s board of governors is stepping…
Searchers find missing Alberta snowmobiler safe near Revelstoke, B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A 48-year-old Alberta man has been found tired and disoriented, but otherwise…
Three homes evacuated as precaution after landslide in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Three Chilliwack, B.C., homes have been evacuated as a precaution after a…