'Come on, you're better than that,' premier says of crowded B.C. parties, drum circles

The premier is calling on British Columbians to do better in light of an increase in COVID-19 cases, and social media posts showing crowded gatherings in the province.

Speaking from Victoria Thursday, John Horgan said he was proud of how residents were doing as the coronavirus curve flattened. But he's since heard about a crowded drum circle at Vancouver's Stanley Park, and the dozens of confirmed cases tied to Canada Day parties in Kelowna."We need to make sure that we're respecting not just our own space but other people's space. We're only going to be able to defeat this if we do it together.

He's appealing to all British Columbians to adhere to the public health guidelines that are still in effect.

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