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Almost a year after a B.C. Indigenous family lost an unvaccinated loved one to COVID-19, members are finally bringing her ashes home to their traditional territory near Fort St. James, B.C. Tyrone Joseph fought hard to promote science…

More than a third of Canadian households have been impacted by COVID-19 since public health measures were lifted where they live, a new survey has found. In response to an online poll by the Vancouver-based Research Co., 37 per cent…

After months of figuring out how to gather the data, B.C. has announced that 93.9 per cent of regulated health-care workers were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of April 25. On Tuesday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry…

A B.C. court judge has rejected the provincial government’s bid to have a case against its COVID-19 vaccine orders for health-care workers thrown out. In a Wednesday decision, Justice Simon Coval dismissed the provincial health…

A majority of Canadians favour a thorough review into how all levels of government handled the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll. The survey from B.C.-based pollster Research Co. found 66 per cent of respondents backed a…

A British Columbia biochemist whose work played a key role in the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been honoured with one of Canada’s most prestigious scientific awards. Biochemist Pieter Cullis, former director of UBC’s Life…

British Columbia’s first cruise season in three years appears to be getting off to a bumpy start, with the cancellation of the first vessel scheduled to dock in B.C. since the beginning of the pandemic. Princess Cruises’ Caribbean…

B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner is calling on provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry to bring back the COVID-19 mask mandate, saying its “hasty end” will have “profoundly unequal effects” on society. “While many of us have the…

A British Columbia pharmacy has seen its access to PharmaCare suspended, as it faces an investigation over allegations it was entering people in the COVID-19 vaccine system without actually giving them the shots. Being entered into…

Packed with rare treasures from the past, Lorraine Shorrock’s store has been a staple on Vancouver’s Main Street for more than four decades. The Source Antiques sells unique vintage items, antique reproduction hardware, British pub …