Coronavirus In BC

• B.C. will offer third COVID-19 shot to 100,000 immunocompromised residents

  Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, has expanded third dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to moderately and severely immunocompromised British Columbians.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2021
  
• B.C. records 3 deaths and 161 new cases of COVID-19

  A total of 238 people in B.C. have now died from the virus.

  Health

  Oct 2, 2020
  
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• Bleak economic picture expected in B.C.’s first fiscal update since start of COVID-19 pandemic

  British Columbia's Finance Minister is expected to paint a bleak picture of the economy on Tuesday, more than four months after the global COVID-19 pandemic started.

  Economy

  Jul 13, 2020
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• ‘I saw lives lost’: B.C. survivor says coronavirus risk is ‘real’

  Ateesh Ram, 58, spent two months at Royal Columbian Hospital after contracting the virus.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2020
• ‘Move carefully and stay alert’: B.C.’s top doctor warns as province starts to reopen Tuesday

  "For many, the transition brings anticipation, but it also, for many brings further apprehension and anxiety," provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday.

  Health

  May 18, 2020
• Vancouver musicians pen anti-racism song amid coronavirus pandemic

  "It's all those random acts of hate that really spawned it for me."

  Entertainment

  May 13, 2020
• COVID-19 leads to drop in power usage, operational challenges for BC Hydro: report

  The company says there has been a 10 per cent drop in electricity usage that could increase to 12 per cent by April of next year — double the decline caused by the 2008 recession.

  Economy

  May 11, 2020
• B.C. daycares will begin to reopen in mid-May amid COVID-19 pandemic

  There are a number of measures in place that must be followed by all daycares around the province, officials announced Wednesday.

  Health

  May 6, 2020
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• Hurdles to return kids to school under COVID-19 are ‘mind-boggling,’ Surrey superintendent says

  Jordan Tinney says re-opening the economy is linked with re-opening schools.

  Education

  May 4, 2020
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• Fare collection, front-door boarding on B.C. buses to resume June 1

  TransLink hopes by resuming fare collection on buses it will collect approximately $2 million per month. 

  Traffic

  May 4, 2020