BC COVID-19 DAILY UPDATE: Poultry Company Infections Lead To A Spike Up With 55 New Cases

A poultry company’s negligence that has led to a break out of COVID-19 infections at their Vancouver and Coquitlam operations has led to a spike up of positive cases in BC. As of Tuesday, 46 employe...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Low Weekend Cases Again Takes Daily Average Below 30

Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, provided an update for two 24-hour reporting periods: April 25 to 26, and April 26 through to midday Monday. In the f...

Powerlifter Helps With COVID-19 Response

Champion powerlifter Sumeet Sharma is doing his part in helping with the COVID-19 response in Vancouver and Surrey. He has teamed up with Raga Restaurant and Supplement King Surrey to donate food supp...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Week Ends With A Surge Of New Cases In The Fraser Health Region

The last full week of April ended on a bad note for BC as new cases surged, especially in the Fraser Health region which includes Surrey, the region’s biggest city by population. Health Minister Adr...

Trudeau Government Announces Support For Students After NDP Push

The proposed Canada Emergency Student Benefit, which would provide support to students and new graduates who are not eligible for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. This benefit would provide $1,2...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Tally Of New Cases Remains Below 30 But Four More Deaths Take BC Total Close To 100

Friday numbers again saw less than 30 new cases but four more deaths are taking BC’s number close to 100 as we continue to build towards an ease of restrictions and restarting normal life with many ...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Daily Caseload Goes Below 30 Again Even Though More Poultry Positive Spread

BC’s daily caseload again went below 30 cases on Thursday even though it was confirmed that poultry processing plan that added to Wednesday’s high of 71 cases had more spread to one of their other...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: Vancouver Chicken Processing Plant Infections Double Up Daily Numbers Wednesday

A virus infection breakout at a Vancouver chicken processing plant has doubled our average daily numbers in BC, with the authorities emphasizing how social distancing and isolation is still key to kee...

BC COVID-19 UPDATE: 25 New Infections And One More Death Continue Low Daily Numbers

By DESIBUZZCanada StaffVICTORIA – Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced 25 new cases and one new dfeath for a total of 1,724 cases in British C...