BC Pandemic

• Majority of British Columbians reject notion of bringing back COVID restrictions: poll

  An online poll has found that more than 60 per cent of British Columbians surveyed feel there is no need for additional public health measures related to COVID-19

  Health

  Feb 22, 2023
  
• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals fall, test positivity up throughout province

  As of Jan. 5, there were 356 positive cases in hospital, down from 386 on Friday. The number of cases in critical care also fell from 34 to 25.

  Health

  Jan 5, 2023
  
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• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals, critical care units creep upward again

  As of Dec. 2, there were 369 positive cases in B.C. hospitals, up from 328 the week prior. The number of patients in critical care climbed by one to 38.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2022
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• Fighting hate requires new strategies, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner says

  More than 2,600 people participated in the survey, 930 of whom said they witnessed or experienced hate incidents during the pandemic.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2022
• COVID-19: Another record for B.C. as almost 1,000 people in hospital

  B.C. confirmed another 4,997 new cases, however daily new case counts are no longer considered an accurate measure of COVID’s spread, due to limited testing.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2022
• COVID-19: Vancouver International Airport lost $380M in 2020

  Just 7.3 million people passed through the terminal in 2020, down 72 per cent from the year before.

  Canada

  May 8, 2021
• ‘Community Care Tent’ now pitched in Victoria

  Victoria's most vulnerable citizens are getting a much needed new temporary facility through the addition of the 'Community Care Tent.'

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2021
• City of Vancouver pushes for funding in order to keep the PNE afloat in 2021

  City of Vancouver pushes for federal, provincial funding in order to keep the PNE afloat.

  Money

  Jan 21, 2021
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• Coronavirus: ‘Healthy’ B.C. family posts ad requesting exposure to COVID-19

  'We are a healthy family and we would like to safely expose ourselves to the virus, to help build our natural immunity,' the ad said.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2020