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B.C. government won't release Telus contract on vaccine appointment call centres

B.C. government won't release Telus contract on vaccine appointment call centres

VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier and health minister refused to directly answer questions Wednesday about the government's contract with Telus, the provider whose call centres for COVID-19 vaccine appointments got off to a chaotic start.
B.C. residents warned of invasive mussel species

B.C. residents warned of invasive mussel species

The tiny mussel species hitches rides on aquarium moss balls.
B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. has now detected 627 cases of mutant strains of the COVID-19 virus.
B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. has now detected 627 cases of mutant strains of the COVID-19 virus.
Recalled YVR staff to work in vaccine clinics

Recalled YVR staff to work in vaccine clinics

YVR CEO Tamara Vrooman says airport reached partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health
Recalled YVR staff to work in vaccine clinics

Recalled YVR staff to work in vaccine clinics

YVR CEO Tamara Vrooman says airport reached partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health
Premier John Horgan has the highest approval rating in Canada, again

Premier John Horgan has the highest approval rating in Canada, again

More British Columbians approve of the job Horgan is doing this quarter over last
High COVID-19 count prompts citywide vaccinations in Prince Rupert, B.C.

High COVID-19 count prompts citywide vaccinations in Prince Rupert, B.C.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Health officials say an entire northwestern British Columbia city will be vaccinated over the next three weeks as the community continues to face persistent outbreaks of COVID-19.
After 90 calls, 96-year-old B.C. woman finally gets vaccine appointment

After 90 calls, 96-year-old B.C. woman finally gets vaccine appointment

A B.C. family had to ring the call centre more than 90 times before they got through to get their 96-year-old mother a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

Ross Alderson, a former director of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations at the B.C. Lottery Corporation, took concerns to media in 2017; now he’s a no-show at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.
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