News Items tag as: Dr. Bonnie Henry

1,000 Interior Health emergency room visits for flu in November: health minister
December 05, 2022 - 1:28 PM

Flu season has hit B.C. harder and earlier this year, including the Interior Health region.
Interior Health leading the way in B.C. with latest COVID variant
May 10, 2022 - 2:17 PM

As if Omicron and Omicron BA2 were not making far too many people sick with COVID-19, one of the newest and more contagious subvariants, BA2.12 has shown up in B.C. with the Interior Health region one of its primary targets.
B.C. health authorities watching for COVID-19 spike after mask mandates lifted
March 10, 2022 - 6:00 PM

As B.C. is set to remove mask mandates tomorrow, health authorities are watching for COVID-19 cases to spike before the removal of proof of vaccine policies.
This year's summer camps in B.C. won't have COVID restrictions
March 10, 2022 - 3:00 PM

Parents can start planning to send their children to summer camp this summer, as COVID-19 measures are going to be reduced.
Dr. Bonnie Henry and Michael Bublé receive Order of B.C.
March 04, 2022 - 2:53 PM

B.C’s top doctor and Canada's favourite crooner Michael Bublé are just two of 31 recipients to receive the prestigious Order of British Columbia.
B.C.'s top doctor hints of COVID restrictions easing in time for spring break
March 01, 2022 - 2:37 PM

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is not one to telegraph her moves, whether that’s adding to or subtracting from COVID restrictions.
New treatments available in B.C. to fight COVID
February 24, 2022 - 11:00 AM

Two treatments for people who are seriously sick with COVID have been approved for use in Canada and are now available B.C.
Level of comfort: It's time to make your own COVID safety plan in B.C.
February 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The time is coming fast when B.C. residents will have to decide just how comfortable they are getting back to a new normal in a world where COVID is still very much with us.
B.C. not an 'outlier' when it comes to vaccine passports: Dr. Henry
February 09, 2022 - 4:50 PM

B.C. will not follow the lead of some other provinces when it comes to removing COVID restrictions such as vaccine passports.
B.C.’s top doctor imposing more, not fewer, COVID restrictions
February 09, 2022 - 3:55 PM

While some provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan have announced they will dramatically ease COVID-19 restrictions, B.C. is going in the opposite direction.
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Owners of beloved ramshackle house in Armstrong area digging up its history
An uninhabited dilapidated house in the Armstrong area is the subject of numerous photographs and paintings, and the newest owners of the property it sits on are digging up the history behind it. It is the third summer since Brandy O’

News Items tag as: Dr. Bonnie Henry

1,000 Interior Health emergency room visits for flu in November: health minister

Interior Health leading the way in B.C. with latest COVID variant

B.C. health authorities watching for COVID-19 spike after mask mandates lifted

This year's summer camps in B.C. won't have COVID restrictions

Dr. Bonnie Henry and Michael Bublé receive Order of B.C.

B.C.'s top doctor hints of COVID restrictions easing in time for spring break

New treatments available in B.C. to fight COVID

Level of comfort: It's time to make your own COVID safety plan in B.C.

B.C. not an 'outlier' when it comes to vaccine passports: Dr. Henry

B.C.’s top doctor imposing more, not fewer, COVID restrictions

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