Economy, Law & Politics

21 new COVID-19 deaths pushes B.C.'s December total to 272

More than 38% of all COVID-19 deaths in the province have been so far this month

Dec 17, 2020 2:29 PM Read more >

Pre-lockdown care home preparations saved lives of seniors: study

Poor communication from provincial government, unions posed problems in keeping seniors safe

Dec 17, 2020 2:16 PM Read more >

Privacy commissioner rejects First Nations’ COVID-19 data release complaint

Sufficient information available to public to avoid infection

Dec 17, 2020 11:16 AM Read more >

Former B.C. privacy commissioner to lead review of police ‘street check’ study

David Loukidelis to investigate why allegations of racist comments by VPD officers deleted from final report

Dec 17, 2020 9:50 AM Read more >

B.C. boosts deficit forecast to $13.6b

Province’s fall fiscal update comes after originally forecasting a $12.8b deficit for the 2020-21 fiscal year

Dec 17, 2020 8:01 AM Read more >

B.C. has deadliest week so far in pandemic: 133 gone from COVID-19

640 new cases were identified overnight, while hospitalizations stay at record level

Dec 16, 2020 3:12 PM Read more >

Vancouver-born former governor tapped for U.S. Energy Secretary

Jennifer Granholm is a former governor of Michigan and clean energy hawk

Dec 16, 2020 8:40 AM Read more >

RCMP spying could chill freedom of expression: review

RCMP delays in responding to allegations ‘incomprehensible’

Dec 15, 2020 2:58 PM Read more >

Cluster of 60 COVID-19 cases found at Big White Ski Resort

Ski resort pledges to act "quickly and decisively to address the living conditions of our staff"

Dec 15, 2020 2:19 PM Read more >

COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, ICU wards rise to record levels

21 people died overnight from the virus, bringing the death toll in B.C. to 668

Dec 15, 2020 2:02 PM Read more >