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Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Eagle Ridge Hospital

Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Eagle Ridge Hospital

Nine patients have tested positive for coronavirus in a medical unit, however, the emergency department is open to receive patients and enhanced cleaning and contact tracing are underway
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B.C. detects fewest new COVID-19 cases in a day since last August

B.C. detects fewest new COVID-19 cases in a day since last August

Active infections in B.C. fall to 1,204 – the lowest total since September 3.
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Scenes of pandemic gardens up for the summer at this Port Moody arts hub

Scenes of pandemic gardens up for the summer at this Port Moody arts hub

“It showed us how nature has taken on a new and important role in our lives,” painter Claire Sower said of the Garden Escapes exhibit, with Marney-Rose Edge.
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Opinion: This doctor's strategy helped save B.C. from a U.K. COVID-19 fate

Opinion: This doctor's strategy helped save B.C. from a U.K. COVID-19 fate

Strategy led to B.C. extending interval between first and second doses
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Fully vaccinated travellers won’t be subject to quarantine starting July 5

Fully vaccinated travellers won’t be subject to quarantine starting July 5

Canada also extends flights ban for India
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Daily COVID-19 cases continue to plunge in the Tri-Cities

Daily COVID-19 cases continue to plunge in the Tri-Cities

Weekly cases are also down
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Active COVID-19 infections fall in B.C. in 40th straight data update, to 1,389

Active COVID-19 infections fall in B.C. in 40th straight data update, to 1,389

One more COVID-19 death, and 109 new infections were detected overnight.
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Coquitlam mayor urges businesses to ignore fake legal notices from anti-maskers

Coquitlam mayor urges businesses to ignore fake legal notices from anti-maskers

Tri-City business owners have been slapped with cease and desist orders by people declaring themselves citizens of a "sovereign republic;" the mayor says these fake notices shouldn’t be taken seriously.
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Fraser Health staging all-night 'Vax-a-thon' with costumes, prizes and 7,000 doses

Fraser Health staging all-night 'Vax-a-thon' with costumes, prizes and 7,000 doses

Event open to anyone in Fraser Health for their first dose
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OPINION: Changing advice added confusion, but I’m a proud AstraZeneca double-doser

OPINION: Changing advice added confusion, but I’m a proud AstraZeneca double-doser

British Columbians are now advised to get an mRNA vaccine for their second dose, but ‘bad-boy vaccine’ AstraZeneca has served its purpose
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