Health

Still no clarity for lack of COVID-19 data in Northern B.C. compared to rest of province

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Health Officials did not expand on why a report from the BC CDC does not offer any clarity for Northern BC.The report released shows case and immunization data offered for the Lower...

May 13, 2021

COVID-19 for May 12

NORTHERN BC - Today, BC is reporting 600 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 137,223 cases in British Columbia. Of the total, nine are in the Northern Health region, bringing the regional numbers to ...

May 12, 2021

TYH: How your local pharmacy fills your prescriptions

PRINCE GEORGE - The technology involved with making pills, tablets, or other prescribed drugs has changed a lot over the years.What first started out as the ancient mortar and pestle is still around t...

May 11, 2021

First Nations Health Authority open low-barrier vaccine clinic in PG

PRINCE GEORGE - As supply ramps up, a lot more vaccines will be made available in the coming week for those who want it in Prince George.The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) opened a low-barrier ...

May 11, 2021

COVID numbers for May 11

NORTHERN BC - 515. That's the newest case count for COVID-19 in BC over the past 24 hours. That brings the province's total number to 136,623.Of those new cases, 12 are in Northern Health, bringing th...

May 11, 2021

Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening

CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...

May 11, 2021

Vaccine confidence in Canada holds steady despite AstraZeneca safety concerns: poll

OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests ...

May 11, 2021

Alberta to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot as supply dwindles

OTTAWA - Alberta says it won't give out more first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being.A spokesman for the provincial health department says the decision was made because there ...

May 11, 2021

COVID numbers for May 10

Over the course of three days, BC has seen another 1,759 new cases of COVID-19. Broken down, there were 596 from Friday to Saturday, 605 between Saturday and Sunday and 558 between Sunday and today. T...

May 10, 2021

Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...

May 10, 2021