BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Another Bad Week Ends With Three Deaths And 161 Cases

Another bad week ends with three deaths and Friday COVID-19 tally on the very high at 161 cases. The spread needs to be better managed as we head into the dead of winter or there will be a similar typ...

Princess Diana Award For Young South Asian Woman From Surrey

Rochelle Prasad, a 21-year-old Surrey resident, is a recipient of the Diana Award. The award, in honour of Princess Diana, is for youth aged nine to 25 for their social action or humanitarian work.SUR...

ANGRY WORLD: Anger Is Like Cancer So Keep Calm In The New COVID-19 World

During COVID-19, man has been quarantined in invisible cells. Social distancing, restriction on the free flow of breath and clear speech (mask), crossing one another’s path, looking at each other wi...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Hospitalization Rate Reaches 69 As Active Cases Come Down Slightly

BC is still doing relatively better than other Canadian provinces but the hospitalization rate has risen to 69 people while the active COVID-19 cases have come down slightly. October will be a key tes...

Police Seek South Asian Suspect In Newton Sexual Assault

The suspect is described as a South Asian male, 25-years-old, with a round face, no facial hair, and wearing black jeans, a black windbreaker, navy blue socks and a black helmet. He was riding a white...

Horgan, NDP Out Front With Big Lead As BC Heads To Election Day On October 24

A new Ipsos poll conducted for Global News suggests the BC NDP has substantial leads in voter preference and leadership, and in every region in the province. The NDP has an 18-point lead over the BC L...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 125 New Cases Announced Wednesday As Spread Remains Strong

There were 125 new COVID-19 cases announced Wednesday as daily cases remain above 100 and the spread of virus in BC remains strong. Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Stephen Brow...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: One New Death Makes Four Over Last Four Days

While cases of COVID-19 continue to hover around the 100 daily mark, there have been four new deaths over the four days including one announced Tuesday. Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health offi...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Shows Improvement As Daily Cases Average Well Below 100

Past weekend was one of the best in recent months in terms of having lowest COVID-9 cases of any of the last four weekends. There were very positive signs as cases averaged much below 100 for the last...