Health

BC Seniors' Advocate launches new COVID survey

PRINCE GEORGE - BC's Seniors' Advocate has launched a new survey, looking at the impacts of visitation restrictions on those living in care. Isobel Mackenzie says, while 125 seniors living in long-ter...

Aug 26, 2020

COVID-19: Premier Horgan calling for reinforcements in appeal to younger generations

PRINCE GEORGE - Premier John Horgan is trying to appeal to a now problematic generation when it comes to the fight against COVID-19. Recent statistics released by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie ...

Aug 13, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...

Aug 11, 2020

New tent making socializing easier for those living in hospice

PRINCE GEORGE - For those living in the Prince George's Rotary Hospice House, socializing just got a lot easier.It was Executive Director Donna Flood's idea to get the approximately 500 square foot te...

Aug 10, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'

COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. In March, Correctional Servi...

Aug 08, 2020

Positives from the pandemic

PRINCE GEORGE - COVID-19 has created a time of high anxiety, but there are some positives to come of the pandemic. "There are quite a few of them when you stop and look at them," says Maureen Davis wi...

Aug 07, 2020

Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice

OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...

Aug 05, 2020

COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say

MONTREAL - A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks ...

Aug 03, 2020

Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility

The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app. The free "COVID Alert" app, whi...

Aug 03, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 3

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on August 3, 2020:There are 116,884 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 59,599 confirmed (including 5,681 deaths, 50,886 resolv...

Aug 03, 2020