COVID-19

Jody Vance: Have holiday plans with friends and family? And are unvaccinated? The good news is you still have time to get fully vaccinated beforehand – but the clock is ticking fast.

Did Canada have more restaurants than it could support before COVID-19? This may be a golden opportunity for the industry to reflect on its future, says Sylvain Charlebois.

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

Peace River South has some of BC’s lowest vaccination rates – and its BC Liberal MLA, Mike Bernier, has faced threats over his support for public health measures. He doesn’t plan on bending any time soon.

Rob Shaw: Some of BC’s largest and most influential unions say they’re in favour of mandatory shots…with provisos, asterisks, and exemptions for their members.

Rob Shaw: After protesters blocked hospitals and forced schools into lockdown, the province will create bubble zones to ensure that can’t happen again.

Rob Shaw: Backpedalling on school exposure notifications is the latest example of BC’s secretive approach to COVID-19 data.

As hospitals fill with unvaccinated COVID patients, and as all Canadians have the right to healthcare, Jody Vance has an idea.

Mark Milke: Most of the arguments against vaccination are themselves diseased, and riddled with logical fallacies.

Dene Moore looks back at BC’s pandemic experience so far – and what’s still ahead of us.