17 COVID-19 cases in Northern B.C. linked to Alberta prayer gathering

More than a dozen COVID-19 cases in Northern B.C. have been linked to a prayer gathering held in Alberta, prompting a warning from the region's health authority. Northern Health posted the update Monday, saying contact tracing has linked several of its cases to the It Is Time Canada event in Deadwood, Alta., which was held between July 30 and Aug. 2.  The health authority anyone who was at that event should self-monitor for symptoms and isolate and seek testing if they start developing any.