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Changes to orders regarding face coverings, gatherings and events, and food and liquor serving premises are designed to provide greater clarity and certainty for enforcement officers and violators . . .

Changes aimed to simplify, clarify emergency orders

COVID-19 Violation ticket issued at Mt. Timothy SHARE ON: 100 Mile House RCMP have issued another COVID-19 Related Measure Act violation ticket. On December 28th, RCMP received reports of a woman entering the Mount Timothy Ski Lodge without wearing a mask, contrary to the business’s policy. According to RCMP, the ski resort has clear signs indicating mandatory masks in all buildings, consistent with the Public Health Order. The woman allegedly became confrontational with resort staff, causing...

B.C. recorded 428 new COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on January 5 – the lowest daily total since December 31, when there were 374 cases. With 5,915 tests conducted, the positive-test rate was . . .

VICTORIA — British Columbia has again extended its state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic nearly 10 months after it was first declared.The Ministry of Public Safety says in a news . . .

VICTORIA, B.C. - The province has extended British Columbia's state of emergency once again. The declaration, ...

Vancouver Island recorded its 1,000th confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday as British Columbia again extended its state of emergency in response to the pandemic. The Ministry of Public Safety . . .

Article content Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the novel coronavirus situation in B.C. for Jan. 6, 2021. We’ll provide summaries of what’s going on in B.C. right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as they happen. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19 update for Jan. 6: B.C. reports 625 new cases, eight additional d...

Vaccine administration data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 1.94 million shots have been given in the U.S. since the distribution process began on Dec. 14. Giroir, who also serves as testing czar on the coronavirus task force, added that the lag time between administering the shots and reporting the number of shots given each day is about three to seven days, meaning the actual number of vaccinations will balloon in the coming days as more data reaches t...

Coronavirus pandemic may not be the big one, World Health Organization warns Print this article The World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus pandemic might be relatively mild compared to future outbreaks. "This pandemic has been very severe. It’s spread around the world extremely quickly and affected every corner of this planet. But this is not necessarily the big one," Dr. Michael Ryan said at a WHO press conference on Monday. Ryan, the executive director of WHO’s Health Emer...