Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: "Today, we are announcing 12 new cases who have tested positive for COVID-19, for a total of 2,680 cases in British Columbia. "There are 185 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,328 people who tested positive have recovered. "Of the total COVID-19 cases, 12 individuals are hospitalized, four of whom are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self

A pedestrian in Surrey is recovering in hospital after being knocked down by a car that veered onto the sidewalk following a crash. RCMP say the unnamed woman suffered serious injuries when the two cars collided just after 6 last night in northeast Surrey, and one of the vehicles ricocheted into her. Neither driver was badly hurt and both remained at the scene to speak with police. The intersection was closed for several hours and police say a cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Opposition parties have refused to give unanimous consent to speedily pass the Trudeau government's latest emergency legislation.They have also rejected the government's bid to split the bill in two, to allow promised benefits for Canadians with disabilities to go ahead.Those benefits are now in limbo, along with other measures in the bill.The bill includes a proposed expansion of the wage subsidy program to include seasonal workers and some additional businesses, as well as proposed penalties for fraudulently claiming the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.It also proposes changes to the CERB

In line with B.C.'s Restart Plan, ICBC is now moving forward with a phased approach to offering in-person driver licensing services. Commercial road tests (Class 1 - 4) can resume next week, and will be by appointment only.Starting June 11, customers wishing to obtain a commercial licence can call 1-800-950-1498 to book an appointment. We ask customers for their patience as we anticipate high call volumes. Priority appointments will initially be provided to customers who had their commercial road test appointments cancelled between March 17th and March 30th.The plan for resuming road tests is

Surrey’s spray parks, outdoor pools and the swimming area at Crescent Beach will be open for water enthusiasts this summer with new protocols to ensure community safety. “As a former competitive swimmer, lifeguard and a lifelong water sports enthusiast, I fully recognize the importance of having aquatic amenities during the sunny summer months,” said Mayor Doug McCallum. “That is why I am so pleased to announce that we have taken the necessary steps to open our outdoor pools, spray parks and beach services for all to use and enjoy. With the ongoing pandemic, we have made some adjustme

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada wants Iran to explain why it hasn't yet handed over the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran on Jan 8. Garneau is speaking this morning by video link to the United Nations aviation organization's council and he says it has been 92 days since Iran told the council that it would give the flight data and cockpit voice recorders to Ukraine for analysis. Iran had refused to hand over the recorders since the crash despite not having the technology to read the damaged machines itself but changed that stance on March 11. Several

The COVID-19 test results of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have come out as negative. The information was shared by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and spokesperson Raghav Chadha through his official Twitter handle. "CM Arvind Kejriwal tests negative for Covid-19. Thank god!" the tweet read. Kejriwal underwent the COVID-19 test after he developed a sore throat and mild fever on Sunday. At present, the Aam Aadmi Party convenor's fever has come down and his throat pain is also decreasing. The 51-year-old Delhi Chief Minister on Sunday complained of fever and cancelled all of his meetings t

There are 96,653 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 53,185 confirmed (including 5,029 deaths, 19,361 resolved) Ontario: 31,090 confirmed (including 2,464 deaths, 24,829 resolved) Alberta: 7,229 confirmed (including 151 deaths, 6,722 resolved) British Columbia: 2,669 confirmed (including 167 deaths, 2,319 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,060 confirmed (including 62 deaths, 999 resolved) Saskatchewan: 656 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 624 resolved) Manitoba: 289 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 285 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 d

BC has had no COVID-19 deaths for the fourth day in a row. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's grateful that the number of infections is trending downward. However, she says the COVID-19 pandemic is still a major problem and will be in communities for some time. She says many regions are seeing a resurgence in cases and yesterday was the highest single day for new cases around the world with 136,000 people newly diagnosed. Ten more people were diagnosed with the virus in BC for a total of 2,669. The death toll in BC remains at 167 people.