BCMay 06, 2020
British Columbia: Lowest increase in COVID-19 positive cases in weeks
BC is reporting only eight new cases of COVID-19 but four new deaths. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says that brings the total number of cases to 2,232 and 121 deaths. Henry says there are now active outbreaks at 22 long-term care centres but the one at Lynne Valley the first major outbreak in the province is over. She says the province has put the brakes on COVID-19 but it's too early for people to start planning play dates and expanding their social connections.
BCMay 05, 2020
Stump Lake spilled over its banks, Highway 5A could be closed for weeks
Highway 5-A could be closed for weeks after Stump Lake spilled over its banks and flooded the highway about 40 kilometres south of Kamloops. Kevin Skrepnek, the emergency co-ordinator with the Thompson Nicola Regional District, says water levels show the highway closure could last days or even weeks. He says the reopening will be up to the Ministry of Transportation, which will factor in public safety. Skrepnek says some outbuildings and basements on nearby properties have also been flooded.
BCMay 05, 2020
Man in police custody after climbing a crane in Downtown Eastside
A man is in custody after climbing a crane tower at a construction site on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Sergeant Aaron Roed says the man scaled the crane last night and was able to get into the operating booth and start the machine. Roed says power was cut before the man was able to move the crane arm or cause any damage. Officers then convinced the man to come down from his perch on his own and he was arrested without further incident.
WorldMay 05, 2020
New York state reports more than 1,700 previously undisclosed COVID-19 deaths
New York state is now reporting more than 1,700 previously undisclosed COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities, raising the total in the homes to more than 4,800. Exactly how many nursing home residents have died remains uncertain despite the state's latest disclosure, as the list doesn't include nursing home residents who were transferred to hospitals before dying. There have been more than 19-thousand deaths in New York state since the beginning of the outbreak.
CanadaMay 05, 2020
Dr. Theresa Tam: Canada is monitoring children for signs of the inflammatory syndrome known as Kawasaki disease
Canada's chief public health officer says the daily increase of COVID-19 cases in Canada has slowed to about three per cent. Dr. Theresa Tam says that trend, coupled with statistics showing the percentage of tests coming back positive is going down, even as the number of tests goes up, signifies that the epidemic in Canada is slowing down. Meanwhile, Tam says the pediatric network in Canada is monitoring children for signs of the inflammatory syndrome known as Kawasaki disease, which some countries have found in some children with COVID-19. But Tam says there are no firm conclusions in Canada
CanadaMay 05, 2020
Quebec Premier: 11,200 workers are absent from the health-care network
Quebec is announcing 118 new COVID-19 deaths compared with the prior day, for a total of 2,398. The province is also recording another 794 positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 33,417 confirmed cases. Quebec Premier Francois Legault said today about 11,200 workers are absent from the health-care network, either because they are sick, vulnerable to COVID-19 infection or otherwise too afraid to go into work. He says about a third of them should be finishing their 14-day quarantines and is calling on them to return to work in the health-care network, especially in the province's struggling
BCMay 05, 2020
B.C. Wildfire Service interactive wildfire app provides timely fire data
The B.C. Wildfire Service is launching its new wildfire app, aimed at providing consistent, accurate and timely information about wildfires when they occur.A statement from the wildfire service says the app can provide real-time wildfire information and an interactive map that can be customized to display specific data.It could include everything from current fire danger ratings, active fires and evacuation orders or alerts to BC Parks closures and advisories or closures listed on DriveBC, the province's website providing road conditions.The map can also be customized to provide a ``near me''
CanadaMay 05, 2020
Trudeau pledges $252M for COVID-19 aid to agri-food sector
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a $252 million aid package for Canada's agriculture and food industries in the COVID-19 pandemic.He says $77 million of that will go to measures to keep workers in food processing safe with protective equipment and by supporting physical distancing in workplaces.Meat-packing plants, in particular, have seen large outbreaks of the virus that causes COVID-19.The package includes money for beef and pork producers holding animals they can't sell, a credit program for the dairy industry and a $50 million fund to buy food that spoils and send it to groups
BCMay 05, 2020
Single car crash kills driver on Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish
One man has died in a single-vehicle crash along a section of British Columbia's Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Squamish.RCMP say the crash happened midday Monday and involved a black BMW coupe.The driver, a man in his 20s, was airlifted from the scene with critical injuries and died in hospital.Traffic was tied up for hours and police say an investigation could take some time to complete.They want to speak to anyone who may have seen the car or have dashcam video of it as it travelled north between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish.All northbound traffic was rerouted into one of the southbound la
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