Health

911 new cases of COVID-19 in BC, 35 more in Northern Health as cases continue to surge

PRINCE GEORGE - BC broke more COVID-19 records on Friday, and the province topped 30,000 cases since the start of the pandemic.There are 911 new cases of COVID-19 in BC, and 35 new cases of the virus ...

Nov 27, 2020

B.C. breaks another record with 887 new cases of COVID-19, 24 in N.H.

PRINCE GEORGE - BC is reporting another 887 cases of COVID-19, and 24 new cases in Northern Health.There are 7,899 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There are 294 individuals currently hospita...

Nov 26, 2020

Is the overdose crisis being overlooked due to COVID?

PRINCE GEORGE - While the number of test-positive COVID cases continues to increase, another health crisis also continues in BC. Illicit drug deaths are on pace to reach record highs for the region an...

Nov 26, 2020

Lack of Canadian vaccine production means others could get inoculations first: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to reassure Canadians on Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines will start to arrive in the coming months even as he acknowledged that other nations are likely to...

Nov 24, 2020

Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation

Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who i...

Nov 24, 2020

How will the new COVID-19 Health Orders be enforced in PG?

PRINCE GEORGE - It will be a team effort when it comes to enforcing the newest COVID-19 restrictions put in place by BC Health Officials on Thursday.The provincial government says multiple different a...

Nov 20, 2020

BC introduces new health orders including mandatory mask-wearing

PRINCE GEORGE - As cases continue to climb BC Health Officials are taking action including new orders affecting the entire province.Many orders were already in place in the Lower Mainland but will now...

Nov 19, 2020

Northern Health 'confident' in flu shot supply, no shortage coming

PRINCE GEORGE - As anticipated by BC Health Officials, demand has soared to new heights for the flu shot compared to years past."I ran around for three weeks trying to find somewhere to give me the fl...

Nov 18, 2020

Flu season in Canada 'exceptionally low' so far, public health says

OTTAWA - At this point during last year's flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17."Influenza is way behind the eight ball here...

Greg Fry Nov 17, 2020

Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...

Nov 16, 2020