Health

Fourteen COVID cases in Northern Health

NORTHERN BC - The Provincial Health Office is reporting 697 new cases in BC over the course of the past 24 hours, bringing the provincial total to 132,353 cases.There are 7,161 active cases of COVID-1...

May 04, 2021

TYH: How to choose the best sunglasses

PRINCE GEORGE - If you're picking out a new pair of sunglasses, research done by McGill University has shown protection isn't necessarily better the more you spend.Add that with the new and evolving t...

May 04, 2021

Local student reacts to ongoing COVID-19 devastation in India

PRINCE GEORGE- On Wednesday, over 3,500 people lost their lives in India because of COVID-19, the highest single-day death toll due to the virus in Canada was 222 back in May 2020.A local student and ...

Apr 29, 2021

Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants

OTTAWA - More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since mandatory hotel quarantines began have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern. T...

Apr 28, 2021

TYH: Dentists seeing more stress grinding due to COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE- With the stress of the pandemic grinding away at our mental health, it's also grinding away at our teeth according to dental professionals."That can be incredibly damaging to our teeth,...

Apr 27, 2021

Military, civilian health workers heading to hot zones in Ontario, Nova Scotia

OTTAWA - Dozens of health professionals from both the military and federal public service are being deployed to some provinces as the relentless third wave of COVID-19 in Canada continues. Prime Minis...

Apr 27, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...

Apr 27, 2021

Thousands of COVID cases over the weekend

PRINCE GEORGE - B.C. is reporting 2,491 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing BC's total to 126,249 cases. Of the new cases, 104 were in Northern Health, bringing this region's total to 7,0...

Apr 26, 2021

Expert says Saskatchewan should consider more targeted vaccine plan as variants surge

SASKATOON - Nazeem Muhajarine says he feels a sense of relief after receiving his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine last week at a centre in Saskatoon."It was just so well-organized and run. I felt com...

Apr 22, 2021

TYH: Why choosing the best shoes for you is important

PRINCE GEORGE - To live a happy life, it's important to have good running shoes, otherwise more areas of your life than you think can be affected. "The first thing is that it's got to be comfortable r...

Apr 20, 2021