Tuesday, December 30, 2025
ADVT 
National

New COVID-19 restrictions in north B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Sep, 2021 04:10 PM
  • New COVID-19 restrictions in north B.C.

British Columbia has reinstated restrictions on gatherings in the Northern Health region because of a spike in COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Delta variant.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says indoor gatherings are now restricted to only one other family or five guests, while outdoor gatherings are limited to 50 people.

Organized outdoor events of more than 200 people will need a COVID-19 safety plan in place.

She says the new measures are in addition to the mask mandate that is already in place across the province.

B.C. reported 801 new cases of COVID-19 today, with 553 of them in the Northern Health region.

More to come.

MORE National ARTICLES

59 COVID19 cases for Thursday

59 COVID19 cases for Thursday
78.4% (3,635,811) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 40.0% (1,854,387) received their second dose.

59 COVID19 cases for Thursday

COVID vaccines still work against mutant, researchers find

COVID vaccines still work against mutant, researchers find
New research from France adds to evidence that widely used COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against a coronavirus mutant that is spreading rapidly around the world and now is the most prevalent variant in the U.S.

COVID vaccines still work against mutant, researchers find

Jody Wilson-Raybould not seeking re-election

Jody Wilson-Raybould not seeking re-election
Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould will not seek re-election in the next federal campaign, saying in a letter to her constituents on Thursday that Parliament has become "toxic and ineffective" during her time in politics.

Jody Wilson-Raybould not seeking re-election

Canada monitoring 'whole slew' of variants: Tam

Canada monitoring 'whole slew' of variants: Tam
Tam says the Lambda variant first identified in Peru has been confirmed in 11 Canadian cases to date, but adds it's too early to know how widespread it is or what impact it could have.

Canada monitoring 'whole slew' of variants: Tam

PBO: Extending pandemic jobs program to cost $600M

PBO: Extending pandemic jobs program to cost $600M
Most of the extra spending, about $404 million, will take place in this fiscal year under the costing estimate the budget office put out today, with $174 million next year and a final $15 million the year after that.

PBO: Extending pandemic jobs program to cost $600M

Ottawa, B.C. reach deal on child-care funding

Ottawa, B.C. reach deal on child-care funding
Trudeau says the agreement stipulates Ottawa will work with the province to reach an average of $10-per-day child care in regulated spaces for children under six years old before 2027.

Ottawa, B.C. reach deal on child-care funding