Dr. Shimi Kaur Kang is troubled by some teens expressing their frustration through addiction to pornography, gaming and increased use of alcohol and drugs
Residents 55-65-year-old can get their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine
Province’s mass vaccination reaches one million people
Immunization plan comes with built-in options for any unused vaccines at the end of the day
Jens von Bergmann says the province has taken a ‘wait and see’ approach when early action is needed
Social media post shows teachers lining up outside of Surrey clinic for leftover doses
Save-On-Foods says it has taken steps to prevent it from happening again and contacted the affected customers
1 in 4 people in rich countries has received a COVID-19 vaccine dose compared to 1 in 500 in low-income countries
Vancouver Canucks reported 21 players and four staff members tested positive for the virus
Canada-U.S. border has been closed to people travelling for vacations and other non-essential visits since March 2020
With other countries phasing out mink farming, time is now for province to follow suit, says union VP
The power to issue closure orders was granted as part of a public health order issued Thursday, April 8
Whole genome sequencing will be used to monitor trends and emerging variants
New order allows workplace closures when infections found
Director Mel Krajden attributes it to a delay to complete whole-genome sequencing and not all the samples can be sequenced
Vaccine registration is now open to people born in 1956 or earlier
Bowinn Ma says the amount of anti-Indigenous sentiments she’s received in emails ‘has gone through the roof’
Program is expected to help up to 14,000 restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, gyms and fitness centres
The Lower Mainland District accounts for 415 total infractions
The B.1.1.7 variant alone makes up a third of B.C.’s cases. It’s expected to reach 60%, catching up with Ontario in about a month.
