Bonnie Henry

• Dr. Bonnie Henry urges patience as delegates vote on drug crisis resolutions this week

  Henry says decriminalization is meant to remove the label from drug users to promote safer use and to save lives.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2023
  
• COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant detected

  The BCCDC said that 447 people tested positive in tests funded by the province's medical services plan in the week ending Sept. 2.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2023
  
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• First Canadian case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in B.C.

  B.C. health officials said the case was confirmed in the Fraser Health region, and involves a person who had not travelled outside the province.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2023
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• B.C. preparing for fall rollout of new Omicron COVID-19 vaccine

  "I am almost not calling it a booster dose anymore. It is more an updated dose of the vaccine," Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry told Global News.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2023
• Hydromorphone playing no ‘significant’ role in toxic drug deaths: B.C. coroner

  According to the BC Coroners Service, more than six people die every day in B.C. from suspected toxic drug poisonings. Last year was the deadliest on record.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2023
• High herd immunity to COVID-19 in B.C., officials say, as global health emergency ends

  Minister of Health Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say in a joint statement that COVID-19 is no longer causing severe disease in most people.

  Health

  May 5, 2023
• B.C. removes mask mandate in hospital and health-care settings

  This announcement comes after what health officials called a 'winter surge' in respiratory illnesses at the end of last year, which hit the province hard.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2023
• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals hit highest point since August last week

  According to the B.C. Ministry of Health, cases in hospitals jumped to 399 on Dec. 28 before falling to 386 on Friday, and officials are preparing for higher numbers yet.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2023
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• Horgan, Eby and Falcon: B.C.’s top political newsmakers of 2022

  A pair of premiers, a premier hopeful and the person disqualified from having a chance to become British Columbia's premier highlight the list of political newsmakers of the year.

  Politics

  Dec 28, 2022
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• B.C. health clinics offer walk-in flu shots and focus on children’s vaccinations

  Friday through Saturday, additional clinics in B.C. will provide flu shots, with a focus on children's vaccinations ahead of the holiday season.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2022