B.C. Premier John Horgan began a two-day virtual cabinet retreat today to address the pandemic and opioid crises. At a morning news conference, he said cabinet will be talking about the future of pandemic economic recovery in B.C. and will also focus on strategies to deal with the ongoing opioid crisis and the housing crunch.…
Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Jan. 14, 2021. 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…
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has reported that less than 10 per cent of staff and students who tested COVID-19 positive between September and December last year contracted the disease at school. VCH medical health officer Dr. Alex Choi said that around 700 staff and students of schools within the region had tested positive between Sept.…
What better way to start off 2021 than with new real estate in Whistler! With the pain of last year finally moving to our rearview mirrors, we hope to help you make up for time lost! We want to ensure that this year is packed with opportunity and prosperity for you and your family alike.…
The COVID pandemic hit B.C. so quickly that a choral chamber choir at Trinity Western University completed a dress rehearsal on the morning of March 13 before being told the show would not go on that evening. “Three hours later, we were told that the concert would be cancelled,” said Chloe Thiessen, an arts student…
Jeremy Hunka, a communications manager at Vancouver’s Union Gospel Mission, was relieved to hear the shelter and its homeless population were going to be close to the front of the line for COVID vaccinations. On Jan. 5, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that homeless people and those using shelters are a “priority population”…
As flights continue to whisk Canadians off to warmer climes, a majority of Canadians would be OK with the government closing borders to international travel given a rise in COVID-19, according to a new poll. The Angus Reid Institute poll, released Thursday, found 65 per cent say if the decision were up to them, they…
Statistics Canada is canvassing B.C. participants for a COVID-19 antibody survey that health officials hope can zero in on unseen transmission of the virus that hasn’t been identified by regular testing. That might include identifying particular communities with chains of virus transmission that haven’t been picked up in direct virus testing, or whether there has…
Hot Chocolate Vancouver is heating things up. The annual festival, which is back for its 11th year, celebrates all things deliciously cosy and chocolatey. This year’s festival sees 39 eateries and cafés throughout Greater Vancouver offering 87 different renditions of the beloved beverage. The festival runs Jan. 16 to Feb. 14. Ranging from a classic…
Bryan Gay doesn’t want to be the person who brings COVID-19 into the Abbotsford care home where he works. Fear of getting and passing on the virus is one of the many concerns taking a toll on the mental health of B.C.’s care workers. “The staff is done,” said Gay, who has worked in health…