Health

CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by editors

VANCOUVER - Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves an...

Dec 16, 2020

Doherty outlines next steps for National Suicide Hotline to get up and running

PRINCE GEORGE - MP for Cariboo- Prince George, Todd Doherty is celebrating after his bill to get Canada a three-digit National Suicide Hotline was passed unanimously in the House of Commons.Doherty sa...

Dec 15, 2020

Two more Prince George schools exposed to COVID-19

PRINCE GEORGE - Ecole Heather Park Elementary and Westwood Elementary have been added to Northern Health's list of schools possibly exposed to COVID-19.Exposure dates for Heather Park include December...

Dec 15, 2020

First COVID-19 vaccine administered in B.C, 522 new cases in the province Tuesday

PRINCE GEORGE - A glimmer of hope on the horizon, or in the words of Dr. Bonnie Henry, a light at the end of what has been a very dark tunnel.That as BC administered Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 Vaccines ...

Dec 15, 2020

Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...

Dec 15, 2020

NewsAlert: COVID chosen Canadian Press news story of the year for 2020

TORONTO - The deadly virus that swept Canada this year dominated headlines as it killed thousands of Canadians, sickened tens of thousands of others and prompted profound social and economic dislocati...

Dec 15, 2020

Surgeries being postponed in Prince George due to capacity issues

PRINCE GEORGE - BC Minister of Health, Adrian Dix admits there are some surgeries being postponed as capacity issues arise from COVID-19 at UHNBC in Prince George.Dix says Prince George continues to d...

Dec 14, 2020

91 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Northern Health, 49 new deaths in B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has 91 new cases of COVID-19 as BC Health Officials report 2,146 new cases of the virus since Friday.BC has also crossed over 10,000 active cases of the virus for the f...

Dec 14, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Jubilee Lodge in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has declared an outbreak at the Jubilee Lodge long-term care home following confirmed cases of COVID-19 among staff and residents.Jubilee Lodge has 66 beds according to...

Dec 14, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario administers first COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto

TORONTO - Ontario has administered the provinces' first COVID-19 vaccination to a health-care worker from a Toronto nursing home.Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre, receive...

Dec 14, 2020