Health officials in Vancouver say the city is facing an outbreak of measles with eight related cases of the disease confirmed this week.
Dr. Althea Hayden of Vancouver Coastal Health announced at a news conference Friday that all eight cases emanate from École Jules-Verne, a French-language high school in South Vancouver.
Two people have been hospitalized after a reported shooting in the Brocklehurst neighbourhood of Kamloops, B.C.
B.C. Emergency Health Services spokesperson Shannon Miller said paramedics received a call about a shooting just before 4 p.m. PT on Friday. According to Miller, paramedics transported one person in serious condition and one person in critical condition to hospital.
BC Transit spokesperson says company wants to follow up with rider, look into matter
A Vancouver Island woman who relies on a power chair for mobility said she was left stranded by handyDART Monday during a heavy snowfall.
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has confirmed multiple cases of measles at two French schools in the city of Vancouver.
In a letter sent to parents Thursday, the health authority said "several cases" of the highly contagious disease have been identified at École Jules-Verne with another at École Anne-Hébert. Students and staff at the latter may have been exposed to measles on Jan. 25.
If you want to have a good look at Vancouver Island and the surrounding ocean, Little Mountain outside Parksville, B.C. is a perfect spot. Just don't look down at all the garbage.
Local residents say for the past four decades, the site has become better known for illegal dumping.
Sean Giesbrecht and Gillian Epp have had a busy few months in court. The two competitive poker players and their Vancouver moving company now owe $41,000, thanks to two recent small claims rulings.
They're appealing one of those decisions, alleging the judge who chewed them out for "unconscionable and extortionate business practices" was biased against them. Meanwhile, a judicial officer in Kelowna resorted to arrest warrants to get Giesbrecht and Epp in court to discuss payment of their debt.
Thousands of residents were facing Saturday night without power after a powerful windstorm blew through B.C.'s South Coast Friday and Saturday.
British Columbia's power utility has worked to restore power after around 70,000 customers were cut off by damage due to high winds, some up to 90 kilometres an hour.
