Health

Mayors want audit of Northern Health

NORTHERN BC - The challenges of health care delivery in the North is the driver behind a letter inked by the mayors who make up the Resource Municipalities Coalition. The letter seeks a third-party co...

Feb 24, 2022

COVID restrictions easing

PRINCE GEORGE - Troy Mackenzie watched today's briefing with avid attention. He's is likely joined by hundreds of other businesses impacted by the restrictions on things like indoor gathering. And tod...

Feb 15, 2022

Lambda Cabaret ordered closed after defying health orders

PRINCE GEORGE- It was a pandemic party last weekend downtown Prince George as the Lambda Cabaret re-opened despite public health orders banning nightclubs.Several videos posted by the business show do...

Feb 09, 2022

Local pharmacies seeing dip in demand for COVID-19 booster doses

PRINCE GEORGE - After a video from Kamloops surfaced showing a pharmacist throwing away hundreds of doses of expired COVID-19 vaccines, pharmacists here in Prince George are not surprised.For many the...

Feb 04, 2022

Canada's top doctor says severe illness trends are still rising in most jurisdictions

Canada's top doctor says even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across the country is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it's not an accurate reflection of the state of the pandemic. D...

Jan 27, 2022

Northern Health updates COVID-19 testing guidelines

PRINCE GEORGE - The COVID-19 testing strategy is changing in Northern Health to align with BC Centre for Disease Control guidelines.According to the Northern Health Authority, you will not be able to ...

Jan 20, 2022

Officials optimistic treatments will help ease COVID strain on Canada's health system

With COVID-19 hospitalizations in Canada still threatening to overwhelm the health-care system, officials hope two antiviral treatments could help ease the strain. A new study published in the Canadia...

Jan 20, 2022

The 22 Day Challenge

Bestie and I are at it again – this time we decided to do a 22 Day Challenge to honour 2022. The idea is to do action items for 22 days in a row. Personally, I love the chemical rush of ch...

Stephanie Staples Jan 18, 2022

Dr. Bonnie Henry: "the most challenging yet"

PRINCE GEORGE - The latest modelling was released today, with predictions of where and when COVID is striking and, more recently, the impacts of the Omicron variant. And what it shows is hopeful. "The...

Jan 14, 2022

Health care absenteeism expected to climb

PRINCE GEORGE - During the latest update around COVID and the omicron variant, Health Minister Adrian Dix had some startling numbers around absenteeism due to short-term illness - Omicron and everythi...

Jan 13, 2022