Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Cap Care Centre outbreak one of the worst in B.C.

142 people - including staff and residents - at the West Van care home contracted the virus; 26 residents died

Jan 12, 2021 3:14 PM Read more >

Crisis at the camps: B.C.’s COVID-19 rules for industrial sites too little, too late, critics say

Action taken after 250 cases, worker complaints and six open letters

Jan 12, 2021 1:15 PM Read more >

Pandemic ravages B.C. tourism and hospitality businesses

Special report: Restaurants, hotels, destinations and other ventures suffer severe business losses

Jan 12, 2021 12:44 PM Read more >

Ottawa secures another 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer

Latest order doubles the number of Pfizer doses earmarked for Canada

Jan 12, 2021 9:27 AM Read more >

Slow trickle of Moderna vaccine deliveries to persist in B.C. until at least end of February

Moderna deliveries will trail Pfizer significantly for foreseeable future

Jan 11, 2021 5:07 PM Read more >

More than 1,000 have died from COVID-19 in B.C., including 22 over the weekend

Number of those actively infected with the virus has fallen to lowest level since November 10

Jan 11, 2021 3:43 PM Read more >

North Shore recorded 54 new COVID-19 cases to Jan. 2

North Van, West Van end 2020 with 1,623 reported cases of the virus

Jan 8, 2021 9:31 AM Read more >

B.C. gets 761 new COVID-19 infections – the highest daily count since November

Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry warns that cases are starting to trend upward

Jan 7, 2021 3:48 PM Read more >

Focus of vaccinations will remain on seniors, care workers for ‘next week or two’

More than 40,000 British Columbians vaccinated so far

Jan 7, 2021 3:40 PM Read more >

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit all-time high as vaccinations ramp up

Another 5,456 British Columbians have been vaccinated for the virus in the past day

Jan 6, 2021 4:51 PM Read more >