COVID-19
Man loses bid for refund after COVID-cancelled camping trip in BC
Man jailed for role in Coutts COVID protest gains bail pending appeal
Alberta doctors association raises concerns over premier limiting free COVID vaccines
-
Six-month COVID-19 vaccine delay would have cost $156B: study
A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID−19 vaccines been rolled out…
-
Ivermectin flyers pop up in Kelowna again, prompts warning from Interior Health
For the second time since the end of the summer, flyers promoting the sale of Ivermectin have begun to circulate in Kelowna. The first such…
-
Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11
Health Canada approved a COVID−19 vaccine booster for children on Friday that targets more recent variants of the coronavirus, along with the original strain. The…
-
Most unused COVID-19 vaccines will expire at the end of the year: auditor general
Tens of millions of doses of COVID−19 vaccines are likely about to expire and go to waste because of a failure to manage an oversupply…
-
Young men at greater risk of myocarditis from Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, BC study shows
A British Columbia study suggests cases of heart inflammation related to COVID-19 vaccines are rare but higher than expected among young men who got a…
-
Ontario’s top doctor considering return of mask mandate as kids hit by ‘triple threat’ of viruses
Ontario's chief medical officer of health strongly recommended Monday that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a "triple threat" of…
-
Alberta Opposition demands Smith rescind invitation to ex-Trump adviser who called COVID-19 vaccine a ‘bioweapon’
Alberta’s Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith must cancel the invitation for advice from Dr. Paul Alexander, a high-profile critic of mainstream COVID-19 science who has…
-
Terminally ill woman denied organ transplant due to COVID-19 vaccine status loses Alberta court appeal
Alberta’s Court of Appeal has upheld the requirement that eligible transplant recipients be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the stipulation did not violate the charter rights…
-
New York decision to hire back unvaxxed workers renews the call to do exactly that in BC, too
Earlier this week, the New York Supreme Court ruled all state employees fired for not being vaccinated can return to their jobs and get back…
-
Is BC’s COVID vaccine booster program losing momentum?
Depending on who you talk to, BC's COVID booster program is either hunky-dory or waning badly. "We've certainly seen a decline in uptake in the…