There's another 469 new cases of COVID-19 in BC. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix says 230 people are hospital, 66 of those are in intensive care. There have been six more deaths for a total of 1,269 fatalities since the pandemic began. Dix and Dr. Henry are asking people to stay home this Family Day long weekend in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. To date, 157,797 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in B.C., 14,316 of which are second doses. There are 4,305 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. One new

Premier John Horgan says concerns about spreading COVID-19 as people from British Columbia and Washington state meet in a cross-border park should be directed to the federal government. The border has been closed for months to prevent the spread of COVID, but two Surrey-area members of the legislature say in a letter to Horgan that local constituents are worried as dozens of Canadians and Americans visit inside tents on the U.S. side of Peace Arch Park. B.C. Liberals Stephanie Cadieux and Trevor Halford say Horgan must contact Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and demand he close public access to th

One person has died and RCMP say there is an "undetermined number" of injuries in a crash just outside Hope, B.C. Cpl. Mike Halskov with RCMP Traffic Services says the multi-vehicle crash happened just before 10 a.m. The statement says an investigation is just beginning, but it appears road conditions were a major factor. Highway 5 northbound to the Coquihalla is closed at the junction with Highway 3 and there is no word when the route will reopen. Halskov urges drivers to consider delaying travel plans or to take an alternate route. DriveBC, the provincial government website providing detail

As one of the fastest growing cities in Canada, building new transit infrastructure is a massive priority for the City of Surrey. When it comes to new rapid transit, Surrey has been lagging behind for decades. That is why I wholeheartedly applaud this morning’s announcement by Prime Minister Trudeau. His commitment of $14.9 billion to public transit projects over the next eight years makes good sense. Despite the current malaise of the COVID pandemic, it will not last forever, and things will eventually return to normal. When that happens, people will once again turn to public transit to get

Ski resorts across BC are stepping up enforcement to reduce the surge of COVID-19 in places like Whistler, where provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry says social gatherings are a major concern. Christopher Nicolson, who heads the Canada West Ski Areas Association, says work has been underway with various levels of government and community groups as part of a plan to avoid getting shut down by BC's top doctor. Nicolson says the messaging is clear for people to follow public safety orders because so much is at stake if the industry is forced to shut down. Whistler recorded 547 cases be

Snowfall warnings have been issued for parts of British Columbia's inner south coast as much of the province shivers through a deep freeze and forecasters call for the coldest day, yet. Environment Canada is warning of heavy flurries dumping as much as five centimetres of snow on Vancouver Island between Courtenay and Campbell River, as well as a section of the Sunshine Coast. The weather office says rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult in some locations, but it says conditions should stabilize as another system approaches Thursday. Extreme cold, arctic outflow and special we

British Columbia health officials say progress is being made in the efforts to push back the COVID-19 virus and get to the days of fewer restrictions in the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say in a joint statement Tuesday that there are 435 new cases of the virus, for a total of 4,393 active cases. Some 241 people are in hospital, of whom 68 are in intensive care, and the remaining people with COVID-19 are recovering at home in self-isolation. There have been four new COVID-19-related deaths, for a total of 1,263 fatalities linked to the viru

British Columbia's auditor general says the Provincial Health Services Authority is not effectively managing cybersecurity threats for medical devices and has not evaluated the risk to patients.Michael Pickup says ineffective cybersecurity management means the authority can't apply proper security controls to its systems and devices, and may not be able to detect cyberattacks.The audit covered more 18,000 devices in the Lower Mainland, ranging from infusion pumps to MRI systems, and the systems supporting their operation.He recommends the authority evaluate cybersecurity threats and the potent

A new program aimed at training workers to speak up against harassment, violence and bullying is coming to BC's waterfront. The federal government, longshore unions and management announced the program today, which is based on the 'Be More Than a Bystander' campaign developed by the Ending Violence Association of BC. Association spokeswoman Tracy Porteous says working with longshore unions may seem like an odd fit but it will add the "voices and committed interventions of men" to those of women and minorities who have long been calling for an end to abuse and inequity. Rob Ashton with the lon