Health

Northern oncologist breaks the mold

PRINCE GEORGE - Even before the Cancer Centre for the North was built, Dr. Rob Olson was in the community and has been breaking the mold ever since. Currently, he is running an international clinical ...

Jun 18, 2021

Northern Health adds 5 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, 120 new cases in B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health added five new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday according to BC health officials, as the province as a whole added another 120.This comes a day after the Northern Health r...

Jun 17, 2021

Eight new Island Health COVID-19 cases as provincial numbers remain steady

NANAIMO - A minor increase of COVID-19 cases came Wednesday.Eight new positive tests were added to the health authority total, now at 5,119 throughout the entire pandemic.Active cases rose by one to 5...

Jun 16, 2021

No new cases of COVID-19 reported in Northern Health for first time since October

PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health marked a COVID-19 case number the health authority hasn't seen since October 6, 2020.The province added 113 new cases of the virus, as 1,454 cases of COVID-19 remain ac...

Jun 16, 2021

Province stepping up access to vaccine in Peace region

PRINCE GEORGE - The vaccination rates in the B.C. Peace region are behind the rest of the province by nearly 10 percentage points and have been over recent weeks.The majority of the province is sittin...

Jun 16, 2021

TYH: The proper nutrition, and what to remember to eat this summer

PRINCE GEORGE - Hot dogs, chips, and backyard BBQ's. 'Tis the season for many of these and with health restrictions lifting there's a high likelihood you're in for plenty of food this summer that does...

Jun 15, 2021

3 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health as step 2 of B.C. restart plan begins

PRINCE GEORGE - For the second time in a week, Northern Health has reported less than five new cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours.The province has added 108 new cases of the virus in total, along with ...

Jun 15, 2021

Extremely rare white raven fighting for his life at Errington animal refuge

ERRINGTON - Animal care providers are closely watching a rare bird found recently in dire condition and unable to fly. Following marked improvements in recent days, the North Island Wildlife Recovery ...

Jun 14, 2021

B.C. set to enter step 2 of COVID-19 restart plan

PRINCE GEORGE - As of Tuesday, many of the province's COVID-19 health restrictions will be lifted as part of BC's restart plan starting Tuesday, June 15th.The move to step 2 of the plan was expected, ...

Jun 14, 2021

Provincial trends continue down, Island Health ends week with rising COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Fewer new COVID-19 cases were found in Island Health on Friday after a mid-week bump. Eight new were confirmed by the health authority on Friday, June 11, up from 13 the previous two days. S...

Jun 11, 2021