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  • Researchers say more support, education needed to help B.C. long-COVID patients
    A SFU-backed study says more education is needed for health-care professionals when it comes to treating and helping patients who are living with long COVID.
    Health
    Apr 5
  • COVID-19 attacked one lung, cancer the other. A double transplant saved him
    One lung ravaged by COVID-19, the other damaged by lung cancer — this was the daunting reality facing 56-year-old Arthur Gillespie, a former police captain from Chicago.
    Health
    May 13
  • Nicotine patches and long COVID? Why some are trying it out
    While long COVID treatments are still being studied, some unapproved remedies are being touted on social media, including the latest idea to catch trend: nicotine patches.
    Health
    Feb 9
  • New Canadian Covid Society aims to address long-term effects
    The Canadian Covid Society launched on Wednesday, with co-founders saying the organization is needed as public health agencies have pulled back on COVID-19 prevention measures.
    Health
    Mar 6
  • Fall COVID-19 vaccine guidelines are out. Here’s what NACI recommends
    The National Advisory Committee on Immunization released its updated guidelines on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the fall.
    Health
    May 3
  • Canadians kick-off gardening season on May long weekend as food prices soar
    Gardening has seen a hike in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say, as Canadians look for ways to combat the rising cost of food. 
    Canada
    May 19
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  • Sunshine, warm weather brings return of patio season in Lethbridge
    The City of Lethbridge says there were 13 permits issued for patios, street vendors and parklets last year and the city is anticipating more as summer approaches.
    Canada
    May 10
  • Banff residents to vote on future of pedestrian zone
    The future of the Banff pedestrian zone will come down to a vote later this summer. 
    Consumer
    May 14
  • ‘Vernon is home for us’: COVID-19 pandemic changes course of Nigerian man’s life
    The Nigerian man was visiting his sister in Fort McMurray, Alta., and was scheduled to fly home in April 2020. But when the pandemic hit, Canadian borders closed.
    Lifestyle
    May 9
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  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends choice of ‘contrarian’ chair to lead COVID-19 data review
    The premier says Dr. Gary Davidson was selected to lead the data review because she wants to hear a range of viewpoints, including from those "shouted down in the public sphere."
    Health
    Apr 24
  • Dr. Bonnie Henry justified in extending vaccine mandate for health-care workers, judge says
    Justice Simon Coval ruled that while the orders did violate Charter Guarantees of Conscience and Religion, the infringement was reasonable to protect public health.
    Health
    May 14
  • Moncton senior all smiles at turning 104, receives birthday wishes galore
    Lawrence Stiles of Moncton turned 104 on Friday. As a gift, his family asked the public to help send in 104 birthday cards to match Stiles' age. They received more than expected.
    Features
    May 18
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  • ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King pleads not guilty as criminal trial begins
    King was part of the original group of organizers that brought thousands of big-rig trucks and other vehicles to Ottawa in January 2022 to protest COVID-19 public health measures.
    Canada
    May 13
  • East Vancouver’s Wise Hall at risk of closing amid pandemic debt, inflation
    Venue operators say the space is at risk primarily due to struggles to repay COVID-19 pandemic-related debt and rising operating costs, including a growing property tax bill. 
    Entertainment
    May 14
  • Listings surge met few buyers in April. What that means for spring housing market
    The Canadian housing market is seeing a boost in listings but a slowdown in sales so far this spring, according to the national real estate association.
    Money
    May 15
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  • Rebranded Regina Street Team continues to serve community
    The Downtown Regina Community Support Program has been rebranded the Regina Street Team which responds to calls to provide services for those in need.
    Canada
    May 14
  • ‘Proud of where we are right now’: REM team defends delays
    After latest delay for Montreal's new REM rail project, officials took reporters on a tour of the completed work in the tunnel they call the 'core' of the new network.
    Canada
    May 1
  • Michael Gordon Jackson found guilty in COVID-19 abduction trial
    Jackson was found guilty after being on trial for contravention of a custody order, after allegedly abducting his daughter in Nov. 2021 until Feb. 2022 to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine.
    Canada
    Apr 19
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  • Vaccine injury compensation fund gets additional $36M from feds
    The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
    Health
    Apr 24
  • B.C.’s vulnerable urged to get COVID-19 booster as peak of illness season passes
    It will be available throughout the provinces at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres. 
    Health
    Apr 8
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