Review into COVID-19 vaccine queue jumping underway in Vancouver

A review into vaccine queue jumping and protocol that should have prevented it is underway in Vancouver. Jennifer Palma reports on how the issue of doctors ignoring the rules came to light and what Premier John Horgan has to say about it.

A study that examined how nearby boats disrupt endangered southern resident killer whales has found that female orcas are more likely to stop foraging when vessels are close than males — despite the caloric demands required to reproduce.

​The seemingly more transmissible variants of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain, South Africa and Brazil are called "variants of concern" by the World Health Organization. Here's a look at what's driving the concern and calls for more precautions in Canada.

After being shutdown for almost 2 months, Rio Theatre pivots its business plan to reopen as a sports bar. Sarah MacDonald reports.

Thirty-five homeowners in the small B.C. community of Old Fort — just south of Fort St. John — are suing the province and BC Hydro after two landslides they claim were caused by Site C dam construction rendered their properties worthless. 

Great news for Vancouver heritage advocates. A new redevelopment proposal for the 800 block of Granville Street saves the Commodore Ballroom and Lanes, and the Orpheum Theatre. Linda Aylesworth explains how.

The province’s child advocate is demanding the B.C. government amend the Mental Health Act after learning of horrible stories of troubled children being re-traumatized in care. Rumina Daya reports.

While there are concerns about vaccine delays and lives still being lost to COVID-19, B.C. is actually doing better than we feared post-holidays. Global’s Keith Baldrey has more on the improving numbers.

The development proposal would see a tower built over the 800 block of Granville Street that would slope from 17 stories near Robson down to nine stories above The Orpheum.

Kelowna Regional RCMP say a shipment of cocaine that arrived in the central Okanagan in 2019 was shipped in banana containers.

A man is in custody after a Victoria Harbour Ferry was stolen early Tuesday morning, leading to a police pursuit on the water involving the Coast guard.

The Vancouver Police Department is warning against daredevil social media stunts after videos posted to Instagram show at least one young man jumping off the Cambie bridge. Grace Ke reports.

British Columbia government lax on cybersecurity practices, auditor reports  North Shore News

Dozens of peer support workers, with experiences similar to those fighting addiction, are about to be unionized in a move their union says formally recognizes the role they play in saving lives.

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the announcement by Pfizer that Canada will get no vaccine shipments in the last week of January is a “significant” problem that will force a change to the vaccination timeline. Sarah MacDonald reports.

Surrey is getting a new network of electric vehicle charging stations. Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says 40 stations will be installed at 10 community stations across the city.

Darby Mills is best known for her time with the Headpins, but her heart is broken after losing her dad last week to the virus.

A Fraser Health COVID response nurse is sharing a heartwarming video of her six-year-old daughter. Layba has created a Lego invention that she says will kill the virus. She wants Dr. Bonnie Henry to see it — so her mom will be able to spend more time at home.

A dangerous mix of illicit drugs is putting users at risk and rendering naloxone less effective, according to health officials in northern B.C. They've issued a public health alert, as overdoses rise in the region.

The Crown alleges a West Kelowna man beat his mother with a crescent wrench, drove up a forest service road and rolled her down an embankment, leaving her for dead.

Tamara Bell announced the creation of the Indigenous Identity Act, calling for massive fines and even prison time for anyone impersonating an Indigenous person.

Kelley Lee, director of global health studies at Simon Fraser University, says no jurisdiction can completely shut its borders to essential travellers, but B.C. should consider restrictions on inter-provincial travel, along with other measures, such as screening and testing travellers for COVID-19.

New data from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade reveals COVID-19 continues to take a devastating toll on B.C. businesses but as Ted Chernecki reports, one leading economist says there are positive signs amid the pandemic downtown.

A man is in custody after a Victoria Harbour ferry was stolen early Tuesday morning — leading to a police pursuit on the water.

With B.C. facing a Phizer vaccine delivery delay, the BC Care Providers Association is once again calling on the province to make use of the thousands of rapid testing kits that are now sitting in storage. Aaron McArthur reports.

Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has the latest COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, Jan. 18, and more information on the vaccine delay and what’s happening with active case numbers in the interior and the north.

Cody Younker, a city councillor in Revelstoke, B.C., was a volunteer at the time with a program that took teenagers on overnight and day hikes.

Thousands across northern B.C. and throughout the Interior are without power as powerful wind gusts sweep the area.

The current order allow for bars and restaurants to operate with COVID-19 safety protocols in place. But movie theatres must remain closed.

More than five hundred calls related to gangs and illegal weapons were received by Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers last year with the surge continuing into 2021.