A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has refused to ease Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions, saying the current restrictions are the minimum required to ensure she does not flee Canada. Justice William Ehrcke dismissed Meng's application for changes to her bail conditions, which would have allowed her to leave her Vancouver home outside the hours of her overnight curfew without the presence of security. Meng's husband testified earlier this month that she has underlying health conditions and he believes she's at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 because of her proximity to

British Columbia's premier says the province supports the federal government's move to impose new travel restrictions due to COVID-19. John Horgan says in a statement the decision to limit international travel will help keep British Columbians safe. On Wednesday, Horgan said the province had no immediate plans to impose travel restrictions requiring anyone entering the province to self-isolate for 14 days. Health Minister Adrian Dix told a news conference today that B.C. has been concerned about the followup on quarantine protocols across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced n

Australian officials have released the final report into a deadly seaplane crash near Sydney in December 2017 that killed six people, including the BC pilot. The report confirms the findings of an interim review that determined 44 year old former North Vancouver resident and experienced pilot Gareth Morgan was likely confused and disoriented by exhaust fumes that had seeped into the cabin through cracks in the plane's exhaust collector ring. The de Havilland Beaver nosedived into waters north of Sydney while on a sightseeing flight killing 58 year old British businessman Richard Cousins, his

RCMP are warning the public and students around the University of British Columbia to be vigilant after a jogger was attacked. Mounties allege in a news release the student was out for a run in Pacific Spirit Park this Wednesday around noon when she was assaulted and robbed. They say the woman was approached by an unknown man who struck her without warning. The suspect then fled with her cellphone. RCMP suggest those who jog or walk with ear buds to keep the volume low. RCMP also suggests, if possible, to exercise in pairs or in populated areas.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s air carriers have agreed to suspend service to the Caribbean and Mexico beginning this Sunday. The restriction will remain in place till April 30th. Speaking outside his home in Ottawa this morning, Trudeau said this involves flights with Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and Air Transat. Trudeau also announced that all international flights will only be allowed to land at one of four airports: Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Passengers entering Canada must also undergo a PCR test for COVID-19 upon arrival, then self-isolate at an approved hot

The union representing employees at a BC prison say six members were sounding the alarm about the spread of COVID-19 among inmates five days before health officials formally declared an outbreak. The BC Government and Service Employees Union says six employees at the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre refused to take part in unsafe work last week. A WorkSafe BC inspection of the facility was triggered by the employees refusing to work. Inspection report concluded that some of the concerns raised were outside of the inspection's scope while others did not constitute an undue hazard. Union pre

American pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson says its vaccine is very good at preventing people from being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19.The vaccine is the first to use just a single dose and can be stored in a fridge for up to three months, making it a potential game changer in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.The results aren't quite as good as those seen in the two vaccines Health Canada has already approved, with both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna saying their vaccines showed 95 per cent efficacy against severe illness.Johnson and Johnson says it's single-dose vaccine is 85 per

A tense situation prevailed at Singhu border after scuffles broke out on Friday between protesting farmers and local people who were demanding that the area be vacated. Stone-pelting incidents were also reported from the area after which the police had to resort to lathicharge and fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.Police barricades were also reportedly broken. Some people were seen raising slogans against farmers and asked them to vacate the protest site. The local people who were protesting against the farmers demanding the site to be vacated raised slogans like --''Khalistan Murdaba

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday condemned the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor rally on the occasion of Republic Day. Addressing a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament, President Kovind mentioned that the national flag and the national day were insulted in the past few days, adding that while the constitution provides freedom of expression to all, it also teaches people to follow rules and regulations seriously."The national flag and a holy day like Republic Day were insulted in the past few days. The constitution that provides us Freedom of Expression, is the s