B.C. is reporting 340 new cases of COVID-19, including one epi-linked case, for a total of 349,944 cases in the province.There are 484 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 69 are in intensive care.In the past 24 hours, eight new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,903.There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at Polson Long Term Care (Interior Health) has been declared over, for a total of 20 facilities with ongoing outbreaks. From Feb. 24 to March 2, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 19.2% of cases and from Feb. 17 to March 2, they acco

Gas prices have broken the $2 per litre mark at some stations around Metro Vancouver. The website GasBuddy says the price for a litre of regular gasoline at some Shell and Chevron stations was just under $2.01 this morning, while PetroCan prices were set at one-dollar and 99-point-nine cents per litre. That's a jump of almost 20 cents per litre in barely one week and Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy says the war in Ukraine is a key reason. He predicts prices will fall by one cent tomorrow and then climb by three or four cents a litre on Sunday or Monday _ saying ``things are

Some very well-known names are included on the list of Order of British Columbia recipients. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry received the award in a virtual ceremony last evening at Government House in Victoria. Chief Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chair for the Tsilhqot'in National Government also received the honour _ the highest award B-C can bestow on a resident. Others on the list included former B-C finance minister and chancellor of Simon Fraser University, Carole Taylor, and singer Michael Buble. Recipients being invested this evening are: Chief Joe Alphonse of 150 Mile HouseThe late

An illegal dispensary selling cannabis and other drugs has been shut down after an investigation by Burnaby RCMP.Officers were contacted by a concerned community member in mid-February, after a teenager allegedly bought cannabis from inside a business near Hastings Street and Beta Avenue. The store had exterior signage indicating it was a tattoo studio, but was operating without a business license, and was set up as a drug dispensary inside.On Feb. 18, members of Burnaby RCMP’s Community Response Team (CRT), with assistance from Burnaby bylaw officers, executed a search warrant at the locati

Surrey RCMP is advising the public of seizure of a loaded handgun and the arrest of two men, one who was wanted on a Canada wide warrant for human trafficking. On February 25, 2022, at 11:18 pm, the Surrey RCMP Gang Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop in the area of 13200-block of old Yale Road. The driver and passenger attempted to flee on foot but didn’t make it far before they were arrested.As the driver attempted to flee, he dropped a loaded handgun as he was running away from police. SGET officers took possession of the suspected firearm. The passenger was arrested a short distanc

B.C. is reporting 442 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 349,213 cases in the province.There are 517 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 73 are in intensive care.In the past 24 hours, 10 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,883.The new deaths include:Fraser Health: twoVancouver Coastal Health: fourInterior Health: twoNorthern Health: twoThere have been five new health-care facility outbreaks at Mission Memorial Hospital (Fraser Health), Gillis House (Interior Health), Berwick House Gordon Head, The Heights at Mt. View and Greenwoods (Island Health). The outbreaks

More British Columbians and people around the world will benefit from the life-changing work of B.C.’s world-renowned life sciences sector thanks to a significant investment in health research. As announced in Budget 2022 and aligned with the StrongerBC Economic Plan commitment to position the province as a hub for life sciences and biomanufacturing, the Province is providing nearly $195 million in grant funding to Michael Smith Health Research BC (Health Research BC) and Genome BC."B.C. has so much to be proud of as we come through the last two years of the pandemic as a global leader in ne

Burnaby RCMP is asking for public assistance in locating a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted while walking with her two children.The woman was walking near Humphries Ave. and 18th Ave. in Burnaby around 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21 when she was approached by a stranger.The man attempted to verbally engage with the woman before making an inappropriate comment and groping her. The suspect then hugged the victim before leaving the area. The suspect is described as:Asian male5'7"70-80-years-oldGrey hairBaldingAt the time of the incident he was wearing a red jacket that is believed to b

A search warrant executed by the Chilliwack RCMP’s Crime Reduction Unit resulted in multiple arrests as well as the seizure of drugs and guns. On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the Chilliwack RCMP’s Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant in the 9700 block of Oak Street in Chilliwack. The search warrant resulted in the seizure of bulk quantities of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl as well as two loaded firearms.This location was of particular concern given its proximity to a community park and two child care centres, says Sergeant Krista Vrolyk, media spokesperson for t