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B.C. gives out $36.5M in grants to help 83 major tourist attractions

B.C. gives out $36.5M in grants to help 83 major tourist attractions

The Richmond Night Market is one of the attractions to receive a funding boost
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Tri-Cities' streak of decreased week-over-week COVID-19 cases ends at four months

Tri-Cities' streak of decreased week-over-week COVID-19 cases ends at four months

Albeit a modest jump, the region saw a bump in confirmed infections for the first time since mid-April per the BC Centre for Disease Control.
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B.C. goes three days without a COVID-19 death

B.C. goes three days without a COVID-19 death

B.C. officials detect 89 new COVID-19 cases – the most in a day since June 20.
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New B.C. COVID-19 cases rise again, hit four-week high

New B.C. COVID-19 cases rise again, hit four-week high

Number of those in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 declines to 10-month low.
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Tri-Cities collectively holding 83% average COVID-19 first-dose vaccine rate: data

Tri-Cities collectively holding 83% average COVID-19 first-dose vaccine rate: data

Case rates are slightly changing, but the BCCDC'S overall report has all five sub-regions continuously improving thanks to recent immunization initiatives.
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New B.C. COVID-19 cases spike to near-four-week high

New B.C. COVID-19 cases spike to near-four-week high

Active infections rise more than 8% in past week, to 692.
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations at 10-month low

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations at 10-month low

Number of those in hospital with the disease fell by 11 over the weekend, to 49.
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Visitor restrictions at B.C.'s long-term care homes have lifted

Visitor restrictions at B.C.'s long-term care homes have lifted

Checking in with greeters during visiting hours, presenting proof of vaccination, and wearing a mask when travelling through common areas of the care home will still be required.
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Opinion: Too many questions about border reopening as U.S. vaccination rates crater

Opinion: Too many questions about border reopening as U.S. vaccination rates crater

Will COVID-19 testing be required as a condition of crossing?
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PHOTOS: Nurses jab hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines at Port Moody's Rocky Point Park

PHOTOS: Nurses jab hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines at Port Moody's Rocky Point Park

Fraser Health hosted a pop-up immunization clinic in hopes of inoculating 300 doses in ongoing efforts to reach eligible residents who had not received their first jab yet.
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