Author Archives: Greg Fry
Canada to get two million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses as provinces expand rollouts
OTTAWA - Canada is scheduled to receive two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as provinces continue to ramp up their immunization efforts. The two million shots represent...
May 10, 2021
B.C. doctors defend province's approach to releasing COVID-19 data
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top two doctors are defending the province's approach to releasing data on COVID-19 but say they'll provide more information that may be helpful for the public. Provincia...
May 07, 2021
BC Hydro report raises safety concerns as pandemic prompts jump in yard work
VANCOUVER - A new report from BC Hydro says a concerning trend is emerging as British Columbians seek relief from COVID-19 restrictions by sprucing up the yards around their homes.The Crown utility sa...
May 07, 2021
Central 1 housing analysis predicts slower market in 2022 but prices continue upward
VANCOUVER - The latest analysis of British Columbia's housing market predicts yo-yo-like activity over the next 18 months as sales spin out this year and curl back in 2022. The forecast from Central 1...
May 06, 2021
Canada may find it challenging to reach herd immunity from COVID-19, experts say
Herd immunity may not be reached in Canada but a return to life similar to that before COVID-19 is possible through immunization, experts say. Such immunity is achieved when enough people are immune t...
May 06, 2021
B.C. gives $2M to Japanese Canadian seniors as step toward righting internment wrongs
VICTORIA - British Columbia is offering tangible recognition of the historical wrongs caused by the province when it helped to intern thousands of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. The p...
May 05, 2021
Avoid mixed messaging with any mix-and-match vaccine plan: CEO
Public health doctors and immunologists in Canada are calling for a wait-and-see approach as the idea of mixing doses of different COVID-19 vaccines is being considered to quickly inoculate more peopl...
May 05, 2021
Pfizer vaccine approved for kids 12 to 15 years old
Health Canada says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can now be given to kids as young as 12.The vaccine was previously authorized for anyone at least 16 years of age or older.A trial of more than 2,200 you...
May 05, 2021
B.C. woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in a cougar attack
AGASSIZ, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a cougar. The service posted on Twitter that...
May 04, 2021
NACI advice on 'preferred vaccines' for COVID-19 sparks confusion, anger
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is coming under fire after contradicting the advice Canadians have been receiving for weeks to take the first vaccine against COVID-19 that the...
May 04, 2021