B.C. announces 497 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 COVID19 related deaths in the last 24 hours for Friday.
The latest cases bring the province to 214,636 confirmed infections since the pandemic began, and 2,293 confirmed deaths.
There are currently 3,420 active cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
That total includes 358 infectious patients in hospital, 109 of them in intensive care units.
More to Come.
Canadian cannabis farmers say the extreme heat and wildfires hitting the west coast have them on high alert and are pushing them to change their growing processes.
The search continues today for multiple residents of a village in British Columbia's Interior that was decimated by a wildfire this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth hasn't said how many people from the Lytton, B.C., area are unaccounted for.
A village in British Columbia's Interior largely lies in ashes, the province's public safety minister said Thursday as he confirmed that flames have destroyed most buildings in Lytton and left multiple residents unaccounted for.
There are currently 816 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of the active cases, 108 individuals are currently hospitalized, 34 of whom are in intensive care.
Robert Frater says the Huawei chief financial officer is asking the judge to weigh the evidence in a way that is appropriate for her fraud trial, not her extradition hearing.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will spend $100 million over the next five years on global projects to address the unequal burden women bear caring for others.