Economy, Law & Politics

Vancouver urges residents to download emergency alert app

The Alertable app provides location-specific warnings, including everything from road closures due to flooding and landslides to incoming extreme weather, major fires and hazardous material spills

Dec 2, 2021 11:44 AM Read more >

B.C. economy poised to slow after ‘unsustainable’ 2021

Economists at RBC peg next year’s growth at 4.2%

Dec 2, 2021 7:54 AM Read more >

B.C. COVID-19 patients in ICU falls below 100

Seven more COVID-19 deaths raise province's death toll to 2,340

Dec 1, 2021 3:35 PM Read more >

Water will remain in Sumas lake bed for weeks, says Abbotsford mayor

The city recorded 540 mm of rain in November

Dec 1, 2021 2:27 PM Read more >

Surrey Police Service officers will patrol with RCMP in municipal force's soft launch

Surrey will be policed by two badges starting in December, with the launch of Surrey Police Service officers under direction from Surrey RCMP

Dec 1, 2021 9:24 AM Read more >

B.C. to review flood forecasting centre after hiring hiatus

The provincial government's River Forecast Centre has been understaffed for over a decade, according to internal reports

Dec 1, 2021 9:18 AM Read more >

Extreme weather poses new operational challenges for emergency response

Security firms, communications centre deal with disaster aftermath

Nov 30, 2021 11:00 PM Read more >

COVID-19 cases in B.C. ICUs at low since August

Province reports first case of the Omicron variant

Nov 30, 2021 2:43 PM Read more >

COVID-19: Henry pushes ‘equal access to vaccination’ as B.C. ID’s first Omicron variant

Most of global population not fully vaccinated as B.C. embarks on booster campaign

Nov 30, 2021 12:45 PM Read more >

Third atmospheric river to hit B.C. will dump intense rain, melt snow

Heavy snowfall is forecast in the Peace Region and the Columbia Mountains

Nov 30, 2021 12:30 PM Read more >