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B.C.'s surgery count tops level seen before COVID-19

B.C.'s surgery count tops level seen before COVID-19

Wait lists were down 10% in the November-to-February timeframe, compared with same time period in 2019-2020.
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Canada firms up AstraZeneca, Pfizer deliveries as vaccine plans accelerate

Canada firms up AstraZeneca, Pfizer deliveries as vaccine plans accelerate

Federal officials finalizing deal bring in 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses
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Trans Mountain workers getting COVID-19 vaccine along with B.C.’s frontline workers

Trans Mountain workers getting COVID-19 vaccine along with B.C.’s frontline workers

B.C. unveiled more vaccination details on Thursday
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Blind passenger abandoned by taxi driver in wrong location not an isolated incident

Blind passenger abandoned by taxi driver in wrong location not an isolated incident

The driver was suspended for three days and is required to retake accessibility training through the company.
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Debate over boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics hits home in Richmond

Debate over boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics hits home in Richmond

A long-term Richmondite feels disturbed when he saw a two-page ad in the paper taken out by a local organization stating its members “strongly oppose and condemn any boycott of the Beijing Olympics Games."
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Vancouver police identify 24-year-old woman as victim of fatal shooting

Vancouver police identify 24-year-old woman as victim of fatal shooting

VANCOUVER — Police say they've identified the woman shot inside a social housing building on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside early Wednesday morning.
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New West couple getting COVID-19 vaccine on their 70th wedding anniversary

New West couple getting COVID-19 vaccine on their 70th wedding anniversary

The New Westminster couple will both be in their 90s when they receive their vaccines at Douglas College
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New COVID-19 infections remain high in B.C. as province reveals vaccination details

New COVID-19 infections remain high in B.C. as province reveals vaccination details

Health officials detected 622 infections in the past day, while eight more people have died from the virus
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Raccoon caught in trap in West Vancouver prompts renewed calls for change

Raccoon caught in trap in West Vancouver prompts renewed calls for change

Trapping legislation outdated, according to The Fur-Bearers
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Teachers, police will be among first 300k British Columbians to get vaccines outside age group

Teachers, police will be among first 300k British Columbians to get vaccines outside age group

Province expects 340,000 AstraZeneca doses by end of May
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