B.C. News

British Columbians are headed to a tax season unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many members of the workforce to carry on with their duties from home.

WHISTLER, B.C. — Adults living and working in Whistler, B.C. will be able to receive their COVID-19 vaccination earlier than other parts of the province, as the region grapples with a surge of cases.

VANCOUVER — North Vancouver RCMP say a child has died after a skiing accident on a local mountain. Police say they were called to Mount Seymour at about 8 p.m. Saturday for reports of a seriously injured 12-year-old.

DUNCAN, B.C. — Mounties and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating after a child's death at a Duncan, B.C. motel Friday night. Police say officers from the North Cowichan Duncan RCMP as well as B.C.

VICTORIA — British Columbia residents aged 60 and older can now register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The province says nearly one million people have received their first dose of vaccine.

DELTA, B.C. — One person has been taken to hospital after a small plane crashed at Boundary Bay airport in Delta, B.C. on Saturday morning.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say they're investigating after a person was found dead after a 911 call early Saturday morning.

COVID-19 restrictions appear to have made Squamish trails far busier in 2020.

SAANICH, B.C. — First responders have rescued employees that were trapped in the commercial coolers of a Walmart after a vehicle crashed through a wall from a parking area at a shopping centre on Vancouver Island.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is on track to see COVID-19 cases involving variants of concern continue to rise until late May, a math modelling expert said, but stronger restrictions could improve the situation sooner.