Dr. Bonnie Henry

• 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
  
• B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has recommendations for ‘safer supply’ program

  B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will reveal her review of the province’s safe supply program at a press conference on Wed

  Health

  Feb 1
  
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• BC Greens deputy leader fired for social media activity

  The new deputy leader of the BC Greens Party has been fired after controversial social media activity came to light Wednesday.

  Politics

  Nov 8, 2023
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• B.C. local governments to ask province for more support over drug decriminalization

  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry spoke to local leaders at the convention this week asking for patience with the decriminalization program.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2023
• Stay on top your immunizations, B.C. doctors warn ahead of fall ‘tripledemic’

  The B.C. government hopes to roll out a monovalent vaccine campaign against the XBB 1.5 Omicron subvariant in September or October.

  Health

  Aug 16, 2023
• Highest court refuses to hear appeal from B.C. churches opposed to COVID-19 ruling

  The case stems from orders issued by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry during the second wave of the pandemic more than two years ago.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2023
• 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
• Former Alberta CMOH Deena Hinshaw appointed to public health leadership role in B.C.

  Dr. Deena Hinshaw is moving into a new role on the public health leadership team in B.C. and will assist the work of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2023
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• B.C. health-care workers able to work at multiple facilities as order rescinds

  As of Jan. 1, B.C. clinical staff will no longer be limited to working at one site, according to the Ministry of Health.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2022
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• B.C. government continues the pandemic wage top up for care home workers

  The province began the temporary wage increases for non-unionized clinical staff in long-term care and assisted-living facilities shortly after the pandemic began.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2022