For the majority of the pandemic, the provincial health officer has advised British Columbians to get tested if they have COVID-19 symptoms. That message changed dramatically on Friday.
A family who fled Egypt over fears of persecution for the father's political activism is fighting for the right to remain in Canada.
With thousands of health-care workers calling in sick in B.C. each day as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread through the province, the head of the BC Nurses Union says a lack of access to personal protective equipment is contributing to the problem.
What happens if someone begins to develop COVID-19 symptoms right before they’re supposed to get their booster shot? Dr. Yanet Valdez, an immunologist and the B.C. lead for COVID-19 Resources Canada, gave CTV News Vancouver some insight.
Just before 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, Williams Lake RCMP responded to a disturbance at a residence on Carson Drive.
New research from the University of British Columbia is shedding light on the ways that whales feed underwater without flooding their airways with seawater.
The risk of avalanches this weekend in the alpine areas of B.C.’s South Coast mountains is considerable, and Avalanche Canada’s special warning for multiple regions of B.C. remains in place.
Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., say they arrested a "prolific offender" in his apartment near Metrotown last month after receiving several reports of packages being stolen in the same building.
A survey of B.C. residents shows that over the past two months 50 per cent of those with mobile phones have been targeted with calls from people pretending to represent a government agency.
While there are many ways we can live more sustainably, a popular option is to adjust our diet to include more plant-based foods - like oat milk.
British Columbia is beginning to manage COVID-19 more like the common cold, the province's top doctor said Friday while explaining major shifts in the government's approach to the pandemic.
The number of COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in B.C. care homes continues to grow during the Omicron surge, but deaths in this wave remain less common than they were during previous ones.
A British Columbia high school is retiring its logo and mascot named “Hot Spot” after devastating wildfires in neighbouring communities cast them in a different light.
B.C. health officials have quietly changed their guidelines for people experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms, removing the minimum self-isolation time for adults who never tested positive.
A rookie cop attended a different type of emergency Monday after running toward the sound of screaming in a parking lot.
An Ontario man thought he won more than $1,400 on a sports bet, only to find out that when it comes to tie games, definitions differ.
Musician and actor Meat Loaf discusses his iconic album 'Bat out of Hell' and what goes into his performances.
A 19-year-old pilot set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
Recycling of rapid tests is a headache for those that collect and sort, and it's costing time and money.
