Health

525 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., 7 in Northern Health

VICTORIA - B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix have released the latest COVID-19 update for today. There are 525 new cases of COVID-19.There are 5,133 a...

Nov 10, 2020

Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada early next year, but warns that won't bring an immediate resolution to the pandemic currently seeing a resurgenc...

Nov 09, 2020

Stress Less, Sleep More

What word would you use to describe 2020 thus far? Gong show comes to mind. I hope you are finding resources that are helping you through the chaos. In case you need a coup...

yourlife Nov 06, 2020

Vanderhoof has recruitment success

VANDERHOOF - It wasn't all that long ago, Vanderhoof was in dire straits when it came to physicians. To overcome that deficit, the community and Northern Health created a task force, of sorts, to tack...

Nov 06, 2020

Westwood Church reports COVID-19 exposure, postpones service

PRINCE GEORGE - Westwood Church had planned to hold their first in-person service this Sunday, but they have had to postpone it due to a COVID-19 exposure.Westwood Church issued the statement, saying ...

Nov 04, 2020

Prince George resident speaks out about systemic racism in BC healthcare

PRINCE GEORGE - Following the death of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital in September, the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council posted an open letter to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations calling f...

Nov 03, 2020

7 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 234 new cases in BC

PRINCE GEORGE - There are seven new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, and 234 provincially as the active case count continues to grow.There are now 2,344 active cases in BC, up by 28 cases provinc...

Oct 29, 2020

COVID-19: New potential exposure at Prince George Independent School

PRINCE GEORGE - Immaculate Conception school in College Heights is the latest school in Northern Health to have a potential exposure to COVID-19.Northern Health is advising a possible exposure occurre...

Oct 29, 2020

BC Coroner's Service releases data on overdose deaths

VICTORIA - The BC Coroner's Service has released its report on illicit drug deaths. The report shows that Fentanyl has been detected in overdose deaths more over the past few years.There were 127 illi...

Oct 20, 2020

TYH: Cold weather can trigger eczema

The snow is here a bit earlier than normal, which means the weather is getting cooler fast.And the cold weather can trigger some skin conditions such as eczema."Eczema is irritated skin, usually cause...

Oct 20, 2020