B.C. is reporting 692 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 343,631 cases in the province. The new cases include:Fraser Health: 157Vancouver Coastal Health: 75Interior Health: 217Northern Health: 138Island Health: 105People who reside outside of Canada: zeroThere are 733 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 113 are in intensive care.In the past 24 hours, five new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,786.There have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Langley Memorial Hospital and Menno Home (Fraser Health). The outbreak at Queen's Park Care Centre (Fraser Health

Premier John Horgan says the violent attack on a Coastal GasLink pipeline work camp outside Houston in northern BC is ``reprehensible.'' Horgan has issued a statement saying the damage and destruction are disturbing and the R-C-M-P are conducting a thorough investigation to find those responsible. The premier also says his thoughts are with workers who were traumatized and an R-C-M-P officer who was injured in yesterday's pre-dawn incident. The Mounties say about 20 people reportedly attacked security guards and damaged property, and ``smoke bombs'' and flaming sticks were hurled at police ca

RCMP have issued a warning to the public and rideshare drivers to be cautious after four carjackings in a 5 day period in Burnaby. The Mounties say three of the incidents between last Sunday and yesterday targeted drivers from an unregulated Chinese ridesharing app, and in two cases the suspects claimed to be police officers. They say a weapon was brandished in all four incidents, but none of the victims were injured. Police say investigators believe the four incidents are connected, but the motive is not yet known. Burnaby RCMP on Twitter: Burnaby RCMP is urging caution after four recent car

A suspect has been arrested and is facing potential charges after he attempted to defraud a senior out of thousands of dollars.On February 14, WVPD received a report of an attempted fraud. The complainant, and son of the 84-year-old intended victim, told police that his mother had received a phone call earlier in the day from someone demanding money. The caller had identified himself as a police officer and said that the woman’s friend had been arrested and needed $15,000.00 in bail money. The caller said he would pick up the money from the woman’s house the next day. The woman did the rig

The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators. Katrina Chen, B.C.'s minister of state for child care, announced Friday that $25.5 million will provide bursaries for students entering the field over the next three to four years. She says more than $11 million will go toward recruiting and retaining early childhood educators, while another $7.5 million will be spent on professional development and peer mentoring. The government anticipates there will be more than 10,000 job open

Surrey RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance with locating a woman who has gone missing in Newton.Amita MINHAS was last seen on February 16, 2022 around 10:00 am in the 12800 block of 72B Avenue in Surrey. She has not been seen or heard from since. Amita MINHAS is described as a 36 year old South Asian female, 5’4" tall, 110 lbs. She has shoulder length black hair and brown eyes. There is no clothing description at this time. Police and family are concerned for her wellbeing. Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 and quote file# 2022-24319.If

B.C. is reporting 782 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 343,064 cases in the province.Note: The numbers of new and total cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh.The new cases include:Fraser Health: 226Vancouver Coastal Health: 132Interior Health: 191Northern Health: 111Island Health: 122People who reside outside of Canada: zeroThere are 744 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 120 are in intensive care.In the past 24 hours, five new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,781. There have been three new health-care facility outbreaks at Burnaby Hospital (Frase

The provincial health officer (PHO) has updated the Provincial Health Officer Order on Workplace Safety, to support the transition of employees back into the workplace.The previous version of the order contained a section that has been removed. That section required employers to allow workers to work from their private residence, if possible, given the nature of the work involved, unless the employer had an operational requirement to have the worker at the workplace.All workplaces must continue to have COVID-19 safety plans in place, and the PHO’s Face Coverings Order continues to apply to s

Today, February 17th, 2022, at 08:35 am, school administration from Colleen & Gordie Howe contacted the Abbotsford Police Department advising that a bomb threat to the school was received.Given the nature of the threat, Colleen & Gordie Howe was immediately put into Lockdown as per standard procedures. As well, noting the proximity to WJ Mouat Secondary, WJ Mouat Secondary was placed into Shelter in place as a precaution.Upon arrival, members of AbbyPD evacuated all students & staff from Colleen & Gordie Howe in a controlled fashion, relocating them to nearby offsite locations.