Up for a post-pandemic ‘Hug Day’? B.C. unveils a quicker reopening plan than Ontario, eyes future with COVID as ‘just another virus’

VICTORIA-British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, now a household name across the country, fought back tears while asking British Columbians to consider cancelling gatherings with older people in March last year, as the dangers associated with COVID-19 were becoming clear.