B.C. is reporting 150 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 149,259 cases in the province.There are 783 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 146,700 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 44 individuals are in hospital and 22 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. In the last 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,768. Since December 2020, the Province has administered 6,637,241 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. As of

GOLD (2) SWIMMING (1) Women's 100 butterfly Margaret MacNeil, London, Ont. (July 26) WEIGHTLIFTING (1) Women's 64 kg Maude Charron, Rimouski, Que. (July 27) SILVER (3) DIVING (1) Women's three-metre springboard synchronized Jennifer Abel, Laval, Que., and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu, Saint-Constant, Que. (July 25) SWIMMING (2) Women's 100 backstroke Kylie Masse, Lasalle, Ont. (July 27) Women's 4x100 freestyle relay Canada (Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez, Toronto; Margaret MacNeil, London, Ont.; Rebecca Smith, Red Deer, Alta., and Taylor Ruck, Kelowna, B.C., in qualifying) (July 25) BRONZE (3)

Working with health authorities throughout British Columbia, the Province is making it easier than ever for people to get vaccinated with the launch of Vax for BC, the next step in the Province's campaign to help as many eligible people as possible get vaccinated."With more than 80% of eligible people in B.C. vaccinated with their first dose and more than 60% fully vaccinated, we have made tremendous progress in our vaccine rollout," said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. "The next few weeks is a great opportunity for everyone not yet fully vaccinated to take advantage of the number of Vax for B

On July 21, 2021, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Langley RCMP responded to the 8200 block of 197 Street for a vehicle fire. After the fire was extinguished, a deceased victim was located inside the burned vehicle. The victim has now been identified as 36-year old Christopher Roy, from Vancouver. Mr Roy’s next of kin have been notified. IHIT investigators are able to confirm that Christopher Roy was known to police, had a criminal record, and was connected to the current Lower Mainland gang conflict. This is believed to be a targeted incident. IHIT is working closely with its partners in the In

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 267 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 149,109 cases in the province:July 23-24: 94 new casesJuly 24-25: 79 new casesJuly 25-26: 94 new casesThere are currently 695 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 146,636 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 43 individuals are in hospital and 17 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the last 72 hours, one new death (Northern Health) has been reported, for an overall total of 1,768. Since December

The Canadian women's swim team is starting strong in Tokyo. Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil will be bringing home the gold in the women's 100 metre butterfly, a day after helping the freestyle relay team score silver. Summer McIntosh, one of Canada's youngest athletes at 14-years-old, just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the women's 400-metre freestyle. Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ontario swims the 100 metre backstroke final tonight. She's the reigning world champion at that distance. Canada has also won a silver medal in women's 3m springboard synchronized diving.

BC is reporting more than 100 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time in five weeks. Health officials say 112 new cases have been diagnosed and four more people have died, pushing the death toll in the province to 1,767. There are 603 active cases with 46 people in hospital, including 17 in intensive care. Just over 80 per cent of all eligible residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, while about 58 per cent have received two doses. Since December 2020, the Province has administered 6,422,503 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. As of Friday, July 2

Homicide investigators hope the fifth anniversary of a murder in Surrey will jog some memories and lead to clues that could crack the case. 28 year old Jatinder ``Michael'' Sandhu died of gunshot wounds on July 23, 2016, when he and a friend were targeted in what police believe was an attack linked to the ongoing gang conflict in Metro Vancouver. But police also believe Sandhu and his companion, who survived, may not have been the intended targets. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is appealing for witnesses to come forward, even if they believe their tip is unimportant or may have a

B.C. is reporting 89 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 148,730 cases in the province.There are currently 781 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 146,178 people who tested positive have recovered.Note that the numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.Of the active cases, 53 individuals are currently in hospital and 15 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation. In the last 24 hours, no new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 1,763. The Province has admin