One of the most recognizable faces in B.C.’s COVID-19 communications efforts is making history at the University of British Columbia. Nigel Howard has been front and centre during the pandemic as an American Sign Language
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More teens drop vaping habit
NEW YORK — Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Experts think last year’s outbreak of vaping related illnesses and deaths may have
Read moreColorado partners with Apple, Google on app that notifies you of possible COVID-19 exposure
By the end of September, Colorado residents will have the option to use an app that will notify them if they’ve been close to a person who tested positive for COVID-19. Sarah Tuneberg, who heads
Read moreOntario reports 190 new coronavirus cases Labour Day Monday, 185 cases Tuesday
Ontario reported 190 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Labour Day Monday and 185 cases on Tuesday marking almost 400 new infections in the province over the last two days. The provincial total now
Read moreNova Scotia reports 1 new coronavirus case Monday
Nova Scotia reported that one new COVID-19 case has been identified Sunday, confirming that as of Monday there are four active cases remaining. The province said that the new case is in Central Zone and
Read more‘I’ve progressed very, very slowly’: B.C. COVID-19 ‘long-hauler’ shares recovery story
While the growth in new COVID-19 cases British Columbia continues to accelerate, the death toll has, mercifully, wound down to a trickle. But what happens to the survivors? Many people recover completely, but there’s another
Read moreOntario reports 158 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths; total cases top 43,100
Ontario reported 158 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 43,161. It’s a slight dip compared to Saturday when 169 cases were reported, which
Read moreB.C. reports one death and 89 new COVID-19 cases; total cases now top 6,000
British Columbia reported one new death and 89 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The number of active cases in the province also edged upward to 1,175, said provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, in
Read moreStudy shows Covid risk to schoolchildren is ‘tiny’
Parents should be “reassured” Covid-19 has not caused the deaths of any otherwise healthy schoolchildren in the UK, researchers say. Children’s risk of needing hospital treatment for coronavirus is “tiny” and critical care “even tinier”,
Read moreFergus Walsh: The mystery of early ‘Covid’ cases
My experience of testing positive for coronavirus antibodies clearly struck a nerve. Two weeks ago I wrote that I’d had no recent symptoms but dismissed a bout of pneumonia in January because it was weeks
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