For many middle-class professionals, it is fair to say that poverty — as a condition of life — is something they can only imagine. Not having enough money to feed your children, food bank lineups, distressed housing, lack of adequate clothing — it requires a flight of fancy to put themselves into those situations. Not…
Health officials say there are more than 100 cases of COVID-19 at Tabor Home in Abbotsford, in the largest outbreak at a long-term care centre in the Fraser Health region since the pandemic hit B.C. in March. Fraser Health declared the outbreak on Nov. 6, saying that two staff members and two residents had tested positive…
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Nov. 19, 2020. We’ll provide summaries of what’s going on in B.C. right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as…
British Columbia’s 37 downhill ski hills are preparing for orders expected to be released on Thursday that will ban travel within the province. On Wednesday, Premier John Horgan warned that he wanted non-essential inter- and intra-provincial travel banned for at least two weeks as B.C.’s COVID-19 crisis deepened. Related B.C. posts another shocking day with…
VANCOUVER, B.C.: Thursday, Nov. 19. Today’s weather is expected to start out cloudy, with showers developing this morning, a risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon, and a high of 8 C. Overnight, it looks like more showers with the temperature remains steady at 8 C. Then it’s more showers for Friday with a high of 9…
Doug Fung died of COVID-19 on Oct. 29, just weeks after a cancer diagnosis he was sure he could beat. Now his wife, Bronwyn James, is urging others to protect each other. “He would want people to know that COVID is a really serious illness, it’s not just a flu and that there are people…
Asked to stand together by staying apart during the COVID-19 pandemic has many Canadians finding themselves falling apart. Quarantine and isolation are critical public health strategies for suppressing the spread of the coronavirus. But the mental health damage of these measures are too significant to ignore, according to research from the University of British Columbia.…
The COVID-19 pandemic is making more British Columbians anxious and depressed, but a lot of them don’t know where to turn to for help, a new survey conducted for Pacific Blue Cross shows. Pacific Blue Cross commissioned the research, which found the pandemic taking a toll on the mental health of British Columbians, with 52…
Mayor Kennedy Stewart has proposed a new plan to decriminalize personal possession of drugs in Vancouver. Stewart announced his intent Wednesday to table a motion to city council next week that would shield residents from criminal liability due to simple drug possession. If passed, the mayor’s motion would direct the city to seek an exemption…
A non-invasive COVID-19 gargle test designed for children will now be available to adults in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. The health region says the saline gargle can be used instead of the current test for adults that requires a long nasal swab to be inserted through the nose into the passageway between the nose…