COVID-19: B.C.’s health minister says update on potential fourth COVID dose due Tuesday

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:39:59 +0000

The minister says discussions are underway about providing a second booster shot to clinically vulnerable people such as those in long-term care.

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COVID-19 update for March 31: 249 new cases, two deaths | Talks underway to potentially offer second booster to the vulnerable | WHO: Pfizer vaccine potentially linked to hearing loss |

Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:21:15 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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Daphne Bramham: Ambassador looks to move Canada-U.S. ties beyond the 'four-year blip'

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:59:48 +0000

President Joe Biden’s appointee, David Cohen, is doing a lot explaining these days.

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B.C. to launch first review of post-secondary funding in more than 20 years

Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:26:18 +0000

The aim of the review is to help inform a new provincial model that will evenly distribute funding across schools and ensure student communities across B.C. are better served and their needs met. The review will also seek to improve student access to affordable post-secondary education.

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B.C. Hydro rates to fall on April 1, 2022 but could increase next two years

Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:50:39 +0000

The application would see a 1.4 per cent decrease on April 1, 2022, followed by a 2 per cent and a 2.7 per cent increase on April 1, 2023 and 2024 respectively. The rate changes would work out an average of a 1.1 per cent increase over the three-year period.

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COVID-19 update for March 31: Health officials report 291 new cases, six deaths | WHO: Pfizer vaccine potentially linked to hearing loss | More companies offering hybrid options

Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:36:07 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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B.C. set to record 3,000 deaths linked to COVID-19

Credit to Author: Carey Bermingham| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:14:06 +0000

Latest figures show that since the start of the pandemic no one aged 10-19 has died from COVID-19 related causes

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COVID-19 update for March 30: Six deaths reported over past day | B.C.'s quarantine program for temporary foreign workers ends March 31 | Canada faces rising COVID wave as restrictions ease

Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:37:49 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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