Health

How will the new COVID-19 Health Orders be enforced in PG?

PRINCE GEORGE - It will be a team effort when it comes to enforcing the newest COVID-19 restrictions put in place by BC Health Officials on Thursday.The provincial government says multiple different a...

Nov 20, 2020

BC introduces new health orders including mandatory mask-wearing

PRINCE GEORGE - As cases continue to climb BC Health Officials are taking action including new orders affecting the entire province.Many orders were already in place in the Lower Mainland but will now...

Nov 19, 2020

Northern Health 'confident' in flu shot supply, no shortage coming

PRINCE GEORGE - As anticipated by BC Health Officials, demand has soared to new heights for the flu shot compared to years past."I ran around for three weeks trying to find somewhere to give me the fl...

Nov 18, 2020

Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says

OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17."Influenza is way behind the eight ball here...

Greg Fry Nov 17, 2020

Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...

Nov 16, 2020

1,959 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend

PRINCE GEORGE - Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, provided the latest COVID-19 numbers today. There were 1,959 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend.654 people were diagnos...

Nov 16, 2020

2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests

For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavir...

Nov 16, 2020

B.C. sees record-breaking 617 new COVID-19 cases

PRINCE GEORGE - Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix have released the latest COVID-19 numbers in a joint statement. There have been 617 new COVID-19 cases, province-wide, since yesterday.C...

Nov 13, 2020

Labour Relations Board's troubleshooters helpful for teachers with COVID-19 concerns

PRINCE GEORGE - The B.C. Labour Relations Board recently announced a new troubleshooting process for teachers who have concerns about COVID-19 in schools.As students returned to school in September, t...

Nov 12, 2020

1,130 new cases of COVID-19 since Tuesday

PRINCE GEORGE - The latest COVID-19 numbers were released today by Dr. Bonnie Henry, for the past few days. From November 10 to 11 there were 536 new cases. From yesterday to today there were another ...

Nov 12, 2020