Applications Are Now Open For BC Emergency Benefit For Workers

VICTORIA - British Columbians whose ability to work has been affected because of the COVID-19 pandemic and are receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) can now apply for the B.C. Emergen...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: 33 New Cases And Two New Deaths Keeps Daily Infection Rate Low As BC Heads For Reopening

Staying home as much as possible and being respectful of those around us when we do go out are still very much a necessity for all of us. These principles will not change, even as we move to the next ...

Komagata Maru Day In Surrey!

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum has proclaimed May 23rd as Komagata Maru Day in the City of Surrey. According to Raj Toor of the Komagata Maru Descendants Society, he was notified of this through an email ...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Low Cases Continue This Week But So Do Deaths Of Most Vulnerable Seniors

Low daily infections continued Wednesday but so did the deaths of the most vulnerable victims of COVID-19. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced ...

BC Looks To Reopen For Business After Long Weekend With A New Normal To Continue Protecting British Columbians From The Virus

Under B.C. 's Restart Plan, government will work closely with public health officials, businesses and labour organizations to lift restrictions in phases, gradually allowing for more social and econom...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: With Just 8 Cases Reported On Tuesday, BC Is Well on It’s Way To Reopening Economy Next Week

BC has done it’s best in flattening the curve and it’s showing by numbers that have hit single digit on Tuesday. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, ...

Seven Million Unintended Pregnancies Could Result From COVID-19, Says UN Study

UNITED NATIONS - Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the Covid-19 pandemic could leave 47 million women in low and middle-income countries unable to use modern contracept...

BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Weekend Sees Low Daily Cases As BC Gets Ready To Reopen Economy

Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, provided case updates for two 24-hour reporting periods: May 2 to May 3, and May 3 through to midday Monday. In the f...

PM Trudeau Working With Provinces On Safely Reopening Economy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this week that the federal, provincial, and territorial governments have come together and agreed to a set of common principles for restarting the Canadian econ...