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• COVID-19 exposure at East Vancouver's Hail Mary's restaurant, says health authority

  The COVID-19 exposure happened at Hail Mary’s, located at 670 E. Broadway, between Jan. 13 and 16 during operating hours.

  

• B.C. dentists argue for COVID-19 vaccine priority after exclusion from provincial plan

  Dentists are the latest group to take issue with British Columbia's COVID-19 vaccination plan.

  

• Judge throws out complaint from taxi companies claiming regulator made error approving Uber and Lyft

  Several Vancouver taxi companies asked the courts to review and reconsider the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board’s decision to grant licenses to the ride-hailing companies.

• Burnaby motel fire sends three people to hospital and displaces dozens more

  Dozens of people staying at a Burnaby motel spent the night outside in the cold as fire crews battled an intense fire inside one suite.

• Vancouver couple charged after chartering plane to Yukon and getting COVID-19 vaccine, say officials

  Officials say the pair chartered a small plane to Beaver Creek, Yukon, where they were able to get the Moderna vaccine at a mobile clinic by saying they were local workers.

• Person found dead in tent after fire on North Shore behind Phibbs Exchange

  North Vancouver police say that the person in the tent had been homeless, and that rescuers found burn marks on their body.

• Metis Nation of B.C. suspends president, citing 'breach' of policies, procedures

  The board says it made the decision after being left “with no other option,” but it offered no further explanation of what led to the suspension.

• Snowfall warnings in place for Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley

  Residents of British Columbia's south coast are being urged to prepare for a blast of wintry weather this weekend.

• Third COVID-19 outbreak declared at St. Paul's Hospital; 53 infected

  Three outbreaks have been declared at St. Paul's Hospital, where 53 patients and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 so far.

• 508 cases, 9 deaths in B.C.'s last COVID-19 update of the week

  B.C. health officials have announced 508 more cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths from the disease in their final update of the week.

• A virtual sit-down with B.C.’s vaccine czar: Penny Daflos speaks with Dr. Penny Ballem

  On Friday morning, British Columbians began learning how, when and where they would be vaccinated against a virus that upended their lives and led to the isolation and deaths of seniors in their communities.

• COVID-19 vaccines: Here's B.C.'s full immunization timeline through September

  British Columbians eager to know when it'll be their turn to get a COVID-19 vaccine were given a full immunization schedule on Friday.

• As vaccinations ramp up, when will B.C. ease restrictions? Health officials weigh in

  Big parties and international travel will likely remain unsafe for British Columbians this summer, despite the province's plans to administer millions of COVID-19 doses over the coming months.

• B.C. has delivered just $10M in grants to struggling businesses so far, minister says

  Of the $300 million in grants B.C. earmarked for small and medium-sized businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, only $10 million has been delivered so far.

• B.C. transplant recipient encouraged by Nova Scotia's new opt-out program

  Those in B.C.'s organ transplant community are paying close attention to Nova Scotia, where a new law recently came into effect regarding organ donation.

• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Port Coquitlam correctional facility after 20 test positive

  A second correctional facility in the Fraser Health region is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, the health authority has confirmed.