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COVID-19 update: B.C. adds 120 cases, 1 related death

British Columbia has recorded another 120 cases of COVID-19 and one related death, health officials said Thursday.

Dr. Bonnie Henry makes an announcement in Victoria on June 14, 2021. (Province of BC/Flickr)

A happy Father’s Day for Yukon couple who flew to Vancouver for baby’s premature birth

There’s a very happy Father’s Day ahead for the new parents of a baby boy who ended up needing some high-level care at a Vancouver hospital.

Neighbour files complaint against seniors who continue 7 o'clock COVID-19 tribute

For the past 15 months, rain or shine, Rene Doyharcabal and his neighbours have kept up a pandemic tradition most people have forgotten: the nightly honouring of frontline workers at 7 p.m.

For the past 15 months, rain or shine, Rene Doyharcabal and his neighbours have kept up a pandemic tradition most people have stopped: the nightly honouring of frontline workers at 7 p.m.

'Our advice has not changed': B.C. still providing 2nd AstraZeneca doses after NACI update

British Columbia is not changing its approach to administering second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in light of updated recommendations from Canada's immunization advisory committee, health officials said Thursday.

Families say visiting rules inconsistent, unfair in B.C. seniors' care facilities

B.C.'s restart plan is getting a failing grade from families with loved ones in long-term care.

2 charged following incident at Richmond coffee shop allegedly involving racial slurs

Two suspects have been charged in connection with an ugly incident at a Richmond, B.C., coffee shop earlier this year that allegedly involved racial slurs.

Toxic substance found in Richmond park is from beetles, RCMP say

Mounties say a previously unknown substance found at the base of trees at a park in Richmond, B.C., is related to a beetle infestation.

Rarely used petition law could force referendum on Surrey police transition

Advocates wanting to keep the RCMP in Surrey are hoping a last-ditch effort will stop the city from transitioning to a municipal police force.

B.C. man found guilty of illegal crabbing, fined $7,500

A recreational crab harvester has been fined and banned from holding fishing licences for five years as a result of illegal harvesting that took place in 2018.

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mRNA vaccine now preferred as second dose following AstraZeneca shot: NACI

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending that people who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.

FILE - A health worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign of members of the Emergency Medical Services of Madrid in Madrid on January 12. (Oscar del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images via CNN)

'Taunted and harassed' as a youth, judge Mahmud Jamal receives historic Supreme Court nomination

The judge poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada says he experienced discrimination 'as a fact of daily life' while growing up. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Mahmud Jamal to the top court Thursday to replace retiring member Rosalie Abella.

As the U.S. sends more Moderna doses to Canada, calls ramp up to reopen border

The U.S. is gearing up to send one million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine to Canada at the same time calls mount on both sides of the border to ease travel and quarantine measures.

B.C. man describes bear attack: 'I'll never forget the clamping force of the bear's jaw'

A Metro Vancouver man survived a terrifying bear attack at a remote mining exploration camp in Northern B.C.

'I don’t want to carry it anymore': Que. residential school survivors try to find peace on land of their ancestors

Indigenous leaders of Algonquins of Barriere Lake First Nation in Quebec are returning to the land of their ancestors, their native language, and traditions as way to heal from the generational trauma caused by residential schools.