Economy, Law & Politics

New COVID-19 cases in B.C. surge above 200

Province's number of active infections returns above 1,000 for first time since June 25

Jul 29, 2021 3:22 PM Read more >

Lotteries? Mandates? Key to vaccinations might simply be education

Expert says it’s unclear if incentives boost vaccination rates

Jul 29, 2021 12:00 AM Read more >

Decreased crime consistent with pandemic restrictions: Farnworth

Decreased police-reported numbers of property crimes and sexual assaults are consistent with COVID-19 pandemic impacts and related stay-at-home orders and social distancing, B.C.’s minister of public safety and solicitor general says.

Jul 28, 2021 3:43 PM Read more >

Interior continues to be B.C.'s COVID-19 hot spot

New mask mandate goes into effect at midnight in the Central Okanagan

Jul 28, 2021 2:44 PM Read more >

COVID-19: Second doses moved up for Central Okanagan residents as outbreak declared

Mask mandates also being reintroduced to region

Jul 28, 2021 1:17 PM Read more >

B.C. reveals $5.5b deficit in 2020-21 fiscal year

Deficit was $2.7b below what the government had projected

Jul 28, 2021 10:34 AM Read more >

Canada’s overall crime rate drops 8% during pandemic

Stay-at-home orders may be contributing factor: report

Jul 27, 2021 5:05 PM Read more >

B.C. detects 150 new COVID-19 cases – most since June 11

More than 56% of B.C.'s total population has had at least one dose of vaccine

Jul 27, 2021 3:29 PM Read more >

Opioid crimes up as COVID-fuelled overdose crisis continues

Cannabis crime rate continues drop since 2018 legalization

Jul 27, 2021 12:21 PM Read more >

COVID-19: Province shifting vax strategy to reach those without a dose

Province to move from mass clinics to mobile, pop-up clinics for vaccinations

Jul 27, 2021 10:05 AM Read more >