bonnie henry update

After months of figuring out how to gather the data, B.C. has announced that 93.9 per cent of regulated health-care workers were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of April 25. On Tuesday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry…

A majority of Canadians favour a thorough review into how all levels of government handled the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll. The survey from B.C.-based pollster Research Co. found 66 per cent of respondents backed a…

A British Columbia biochemist whose work played a key role in the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been honoured with one of Canada’s most prestigious scientific awards. Biochemist Pieter Cullis, former director of UBC’s Life…

A British Columbia pharmacy has seen its access to PharmaCare suspended, as it faces an investigation over allegations it was entering people in the COVID-19 vaccine system without actually giving them the shots. Being entered into…

Transportation officials said the main route to one of B.C.’s busiest border crossings was closed Saturday, amid the latest protest convoy by opponents of vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures. Saturday’s convoy in the Lower…

Cities in British Columbia are bracing for another day of vehicle convoys and rallies in solidarity with protesters occupying downtown Ottawa in opposition to COVID-19 mandates. Convoys were planned in Metro Vancouver, on Vancouver…

Canadians’ average life expectancy fell to the largest degree ever recorded during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released this week by Statistics Canada. COVID-19 became Canada’s third-leading cause…

Hundreds of B.C. truckers took to the road Sunday kicking off what they called a “freedom convoy” to Ottawa in protest of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers. Scores of big rigs gathered…

B.C. health officials on Tuesday said they will expand access to rapid COVID-19 tests, but take-home kits will not be available in the province until the new year. The province is currently using around 35,000 tests per week,…

The provincial government has committed to increasing its COVID-19 vaccination capacity and accelerating its booster shot campaign next year. B.C. aims to complete its booster program by March 31, with a targeted 62-per-cent…