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New COVID-19 cases in B.C. drop to 184 – the lowest in 32 weeks

New COVID-19 cases in B.C. drop to 184 – the lowest in 32 weeks

No new COVID-19 deaths keeps provincial death toll at 1,703.
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Tri-City pizza restaurants among businesses temporarily closed due to COVID-19

Tri-City pizza restaurants among businesses temporarily closed due to COVID-19

Fraser Health has added a total of four businesses to its list in as many days from the region, including two locations for one pizza company.
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12 Coquitlam area schools with COVID-19 exposures as parents rush to get shots for their kids

12 Coquitlam area schools with COVID-19 exposures as parents rush to get shots for their kids

Efforts to get jabs into the arms of Tri-City children are ramping as school exposure cases plummet in the last few weeks of classroom learning; still Coquitlam area schools still getting hit with exposures
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National panel OKs mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines

National panel OKs mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines

New recommendations come amid AstraZeneca supply crunch
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B.C.'s reopening plan greeted with hope, relief, skepticism

B.C.'s reopening plan greeted with hope, relief, skepticism

Business community urges British Columbians to be patient as service economy reopens
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No excuse for giving children Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: Henry

No excuse for giving children Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: Henry

About a dozen cases confirmed of children receiving vaccine only approved for adults
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall to lowest level since November

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall to lowest level since November

Total number of people with at least one dose of vaccine in B.C. has passed three million.
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Opinion: 'Variants of concern' could spoil the B.C. COVID-19 restart plan

Opinion: 'Variants of concern' could spoil the B.C. COVID-19 restart plan

B.C. has set target dates, but other factors could disrupt those
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Daily COVID-19 rate rises in the Tri-Cities despite vaccinations

Daily COVID-19 rate rises in the Tri-Cities despite vaccinations

The average daily rate of COVID-19 cases increased slightly in the Tri-Cities to 7.9. Just over four in five adults aged 50 or over (81%) have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, along with two-thirds of those over the age of 18 (68%).
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317 new COVID-19 infections, two more deaths in B.C.

317 new COVID-19 infections, two more deaths in B.C.

There's a new outbreak at Brookside Lodge care home in the Fraser Valley.
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