COVID Spread

• Sewage surveillance: Wastewater could fill COVID-19 testing gaps, experts say

  Researchers across the country have been undertaking wastewater surveillance, looking for trace amounts of the coronavirus in sewage to see how it's spreading.

  Health

  Jan 1, 2022
  
• Vaccines prevent lockdowns, not always COVID-19 spread: experts

  "Vaccination will take us far enough along, not that we're out of the woods, but that we're really out of the fire," University of Toronto epidemiologist Colin Furness said.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2021
  
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• B.C. could hit 3,000 new COVID-19 cases a day if contact trends don’t go down: health officials

  The latest numbers are expected to show the recent trends of the age of those getting sick with COVID-19 and those dying from the virus.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2021
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• No timeline for Vancouver Canucks’ return to play as COVID-19 outbreak continues

  Team physician Dr. Jim Bovard said the Canucks are working with provincial health officials and Vancouver Coastal Health to determine next steps.

  Sports

  Apr 9, 2021
• Stigma of COVID-19 left Alberta ‘long hauler’ and her family feeling ostracized

  A woman from a small Alberta community, who has struggled with the lingering effects of COVID-19 for months, said the social stigma has been as bad —if not worse — than the disease itself.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2020
• Saskatchewan CMHO urges caution about gatherings as coronavirus cases linked to events climb

  As Saskatchewan's coronavirus caseload continues to climb, the chief medical health officer says people "really have to be careful" when it comes to gathering and stick to "a small consistent group."

  Health

  Oct 20, 2020
• B.C. will consider providing more information on school-based COVID-19 cases

  Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province will consider providing additional information about cases of COVID-19 at B.C. schools.

  Education

  Sep 15, 2020