COVID-19

BC churches, pastors, lose appeal over COVID tickets
May 02, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A BC court has thrown out an appeal by two churches and four pastors, in their fight to have tickets issued for holding church services dismissed.
Lytton doctor suspended for promoting 'vaccine hesitancy' suing Interior Health
April 25, 2023 - 9:43 AM

Lytton Dr. Charles Douglas Hoffe started questioning the safety of COVID vaccines shortly after they were rolled out in the spring of 2021.
B.C. to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for public workers as it launches booster campaign
March 10, 2023 - 2:39 PM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is rescinding its policy requiring provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as it announces a spring booster program that will focus on the elderly and vulnerable.
Majority of B.C. residents reject return to COVID restrictions: survey
February 22, 2023 - 6:00 PM

More than three in five B.C. residents don't think it's necessary to go back to COVID-19 restrictions.
Christian anti-vaxxers win legal case against a B.C. health authority
January 31, 2023 - 7:00 PM

Two Christian anti-vaxxers who were fired from their health-care jobs for not getting vaccinated have won a legal victory against Island Health and have been reinstated.
TIMELINE: How COVID changed our lives over the past three years
January 28, 2023 - 6:00 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has now passed the three year mark.
B.C. anti-vaxxer loses case against union, again
December 31, 2022 - 3:30 PM

An anti-vaxxer who was placed on unpaid leave from ICBC for refusing to get vaccinated has lost an appeal against her union.
Anti-vax 'wellness' clinics in Kamloops, Vernon shuttered
December 14, 2022 - 6:00 PM

A pair of clinics in Kamloops and Vernon that were opened to serve unvaccinated people during the COVID-19 pandemic are shutting down.
Technical wrangling keeping Dr. Henry antivax lawsuit off the air for now
December 14, 2022 - 9:00 AM

Weeks of technical wrangling have still not resolved where and how a B.C. Supreme Court hearing into a class action lawsuit against provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will be broadcast.
Court challenge of Dr. Bonnie Henry’s pandemic restrictions yet to be broadcast
December 13, 2022 - 11:00 AM

When and where the unprecedented broadcast of a B.C. Supreme Court hearing will happen is still to be determined.
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COVID-19

BC churches, pastors, lose appeal over COVID tickets

Lytton doctor suspended for promoting 'vaccine hesitancy' suing Interior Health

B.C. to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for public workers as it launches booster campaign

Majority of B.C. residents reject return to COVID restrictions: survey

Christian anti-vaxxers win legal case against a B.C. health authority

TIMELINE: How COVID changed our lives over the past three years

B.C. anti-vaxxer loses case against union, again

Anti-vax 'wellness' clinics in Kamloops, Vernon shuttered

Technical wrangling keeping Dr. Henry antivax lawsuit off the air for now

Court challenge of Dr. Bonnie Henry’s pandemic restrictions yet to be broadcast

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