Health

New vaping legislation met with cautious optimism

PRINCE GEORGE - Recent new legislation designed to reduce the amount of youth vaping is being met with a mix of optimism and skepticism in Prince George.Set to be implemented next spring, some deterre...

Nov 15, 2019

Life-saving device donated to the Gymnastics Club

PRINCE GEORGE - Thanks to the money raised by Team Bond and Heart and Stroke's Big Bike annual fundraising drive, Prince George Gymnastics Club is home to the newest Automated External Defibrillator. ...

Nov 15, 2019

Report predicts drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050

VANCOUVER - Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report. An expert pane...

Nov 12, 2019

Father of Broncos player who died says Alberta organ donation bill needs work

EDMONTON - The father of a Broncos hockey player whose organs were donated after he died in a catastrophic bus crash says a presumed consent bill before the Alberta legislature is ...

Nov 12, 2019

Man beats the odds after collision with moose

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George born Brad Baylis wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for the cutting-edge brain monitoring medical equipment that was only available in North America at Vancouver Genera...

Nov 06, 2019

Flu season is here

PRINCE GEORGE - According to Northern Health, the peak of the influenza season is traditionally November to April. Your best protection from getting and transmitting influenza is the influenza vaccine...

Nov 05, 2019

BC Coroners Service releases latest numbers

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Coroners Service has released the latest numbers on the war on drugs. In this region, there were 25 deaths due to illicit drug use. Twelve deaths were reported in Prince George ...

Oct 16, 2019

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there were almost 800 fatal overd...

Oct 15, 2019

Community Counselling Centre celebrating 10 years in PG

PRINCE GEORGE - A decade of low-cost counselling services in Prince George will be celebrated at a semi-formal gala next week. The Community Counselling Centre provides a variety of services including...

Sep 27, 2019

Doctor growth in Canada more than doubles population increase over last 5 years

VICTORIA - The number of doctors in Canada is growing at a rate more than double that of the population, says a report by the Canadian Institute of Health Information. Canada's population increased by...

Sep 26, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)