COVID-19 outbreak declared in 4th unit of Metro Vancouver hospital
Health officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak in a fourth unit of Vancouver General Hospital.

Health officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak in a fourth unit of Vancouver General Hospital.
A coroner's inquest into the 2015 police shooting that killed 20-year-old Hudson Brooks has ruled it was a homicide.
Lawyers for the British Columbia government and the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms are back in B.C. Supreme Court today, squaring off over the legality of COVID-19 rules that prohibit in-person religious services.
A new mom in Vancouver said she owes her life to a specialized team of medical professionals at St. Paul’s Hospital.
The Dude Chilling Park sign in East Vancouver has been replaced after getting stolen for a third time last month.
Another 10 elementary and secondary schools in the Lower Mainland have had exposures to COVID-19 variants of concern, according to health officials.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has added several flights to its list of COVID-19 exposures so far this week.
When British Columbia’s mass immunization clinics open in April, not all patients will get their vaccine from a doctor or nurse.
Last week, Kerry Morris buried her murdered 23-year-old daughter. This week, she's calling on elected officials to do more to help young people struggling with mental health and addictions.
DNA test kits are not all fun and games. There are some serious things to consider before you jump in.
Consumer Reports has compiled its annual list of the top 10 cars for 2021 and has added a new feature this year. A Green Choice icon featuring a leaf will appear beside vehicles that have some of the lowest emissions, and four of this year’s top 10 vehicles made the cut.
There’s a room in your house that harbours dangerous bacteria, but if you guessed it’s the bathroom, you’d be wrong. It’s the kitchen. Here are some things you can do to keep your family safe from germs and food poisoning.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the market is heating up so fast that home sales in the region increased by more than 50 per cent between January and February and have climbed by more than 70 per cent since last year.
A rent freeze put in place in British Columbia to protect those who'd lost their jobs during the pandemic may be extended to the end of 2021.
A just-released rental forecast suggests the beginning of the year will be much like 2020, but things may change after July.
For the second time this week, a pair of astronauts are getting the International Space Station ready for new solar panels.
In this 1999 interview, Walter Gretzky reflects on his son Wayne Gretzky's retirement.
A Toronto woman is warning others about a taxi scam where perpetrators stole some $3,700 from her bank accounts.
The northern lights are suddenly appearing more active than they've been in over a decade, leading to some spectacular photos.
Reports of residents in Toronto getting bitten and scratched by raccoons are up over 60 per cent.
A 78-year-old former science teacher in Minnesota has spent decades perfecting his 200-foot backyard luge.
Photos show the wild scene inside a Calif. dental office, where a turkey shattered the business' window.
The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been authorized by Health Canada, making it the fourth vaccine that can be administered to Canadians.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Pfizer-BioNTech has agreed to move up a portion of its vaccines scheduled for the summer, with an additional 1.5 million doses arriving in March.
Ontario will decide today what level of restrictions to place on three COVID-19 hot spots still under strict stay-at-home orders.
Walter Gretzky, the ultimate Canadian hockey dad who taught and nurtured the Great One, has died. He was 82.
Police have confirmed assault charges have been laid against two men following a heated confrontation over masks at a Vancouver pizza restaurant.
Canada spent $24 million on the hundreds of thousands of vaccines the country received in January, according to newly released estimates of trade data from Statistics Canada, arare look into the cost of the immunization effort.
India's top diplomat to Canada says relations between the two countries are in a 'much better space' and that improvement could open the door to more AstraZeneca vaccines, should Canada request them.
In a dataset released Thursday morning, Statistics Canada reported that 84 per cent of COVID-19 cases across the country are caused by community exposures.
Prince Philip has been transferred from a specialist cardiac hospital to a private facility to continue his recovery after a heart procedure, Buckingham Palace said Friday.