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B.C. charts different path from U.K. on containing Delta variant

B.C. charts different path from U.K. on containing Delta variant

Young British Columbians have much higher vaccination rates than do counterparts in the U.K.: Bonnie Henry
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Everything to know about B.C.'s new guidance on travel in the province

Everything to know about B.C.'s new guidance on travel in the province

The B.C.-wide ban on non-essential travel has been lifted
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B.C. restaurants can serve liquor later, banquet halls re-open with limited capacity

B.C. restaurants can serve liquor later, banquet halls re-open with limited capacity

Step 2 of the province's re-opening plan begins June 15. Here's what it means for restaurants, bars, and pubs in B.C.
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Bars, cinemas, tourist sector set for boost as B.C. transitions to Stage 2 of reopening

Bars, cinemas, tourist sector set for boost as B.C. transitions to Stage 2 of reopening

Restrictions to loosen Tuesday amid falling COVID-19 cases, increase in vaccinations
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Daily COVID-19 case rate craters in the Tri-Cities

Daily COVID-19 case rate craters in the Tri-Cities

The average daily rate of COVID-19 cases dropped in the Tri-Cities to four. More than four in five adults aged 50 or over (84%) have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, along with almost four in five of those over the age of 18 (78%).
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B.C. nears 500,000 fully vaccinated, as new infections stay low

B.C. nears 500,000 fully vaccinated, as new infections stay low

Hospitalizations and ICU patient numbers are at new seven month lows.
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Confirmed Tri-City COVID-19 local health area cases down to lowest in six months

Confirmed Tri-City COVID-19 local health area cases down to lowest in six months

For the first time since mid-January, the region recorded double-digit figures for cases found in a seven-day reporting period as each community reaches 75% immunization threshold.
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B.C. not budging on July 1 date for Stage 3 of reopening plan

B.C. not budging on July 1 date for Stage 3 of reopening plan

Growing vaccination rates offer hope B.C.’s reopening plan on track
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B.C.'s latest COVID-19 modelling data shows promising summer

B.C.'s latest COVID-19 modelling data shows promising summer

Worst modelling scenario shows daily cases remaining under about 250 through summer.
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall in 34th consecutive data update, to 1,910

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall in 34th consecutive data update, to 1,910

Four more die in B.C. from COVID-19, raising province's death toll from disease to 1,729.
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