At the Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER, a doctor says more patients without family doctors are showing up with post-COVID complications and other, worsening afflictions

Cases and hospitalizations are ticking upward, but BC is staying the course by removing restrictions and data sharing

There’s room for optimism as the province announces its plan to remove restrictions, but this comes with new risks: BA.2 and the need to protect the most vulnerable

The island made headlines recently for its hardline anti-vax community, but there’s more to running a community than fighting over vaccines

There are still a lot of unknowns about the post-viral syndrome, and COVID long haulers are struggling to find support

Health workers say they’re stretched past the breaking point, while teachers feel their concerns are ignored

Island Health is pleading with workers to take extra shifts, while some doctors and nurses say the province isn’t following the science on staff protection

Data from other jurisdictions show the Island is in for a rough month to come, but authorities are still denying basic facts about the virus