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'Keep up the great work': Young B.C. boy pens thank you letter to first responders

'Keep up the great work': Young B.C. boy pens thank you letter to first responders

A simple gesture made a big impact.
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Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million

Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million

The hotline, plagued by initial problems, was designed to assist the first wave of those eligible for vaccines to easily book appointments at provincial clinics and sites
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Health-care workers petition for free hospital parking to continue

Health-care workers petition for free hospital parking to continue

Free parking, introduced during pandemic, comes to an end on March 4
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. fall for third straight day

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. fall for third straight day

Province discontinues providing data for active cases and recoveries
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B.C. Costco shopper ordered to produce medical evidence for face mask exemption

B.C. Costco shopper ordered to produce medical evidence for face mask exemption

B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal says a complaint about being discriminated against based on a disability must include medical evidence proving such a disability indeed exists
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Opinion: Restoring community dialogue and resilience: The next COVID-19 emergency

Opinion: Restoring community dialogue and resilience: The next COVID-19 emergency

Canada’s ‘us against them’ COVID-19 strategy is amplifying social division, creating major psychosocial impacts, and has resulted in a significant decrease in trust toward authorities.
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Tri-City COVID-19 local cases reach two-month low with latest 20% decrease

Tri-City COVID-19 local cases reach two-month low with latest 20% decrease

At 251, it's currently the sixth-highest number of infections recorded and confirmed across B.C.
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Dr. Bonnie Henry addresses B.C. doctors spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Dr. Bonnie Henry addresses B.C. doctors spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

"Does it disturb me? Absolutely," said B.C.'s top doctor.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

18 more die from the disease, raising B.C.'s death toll to 2,725.
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How much immunity does a previous COVID-19 infection offer? B.C.'s top doctor weighs in.

How much immunity does a previous COVID-19 infection offer? B.C.'s top doctor weighs in.

Dr. Bonnie Henry explains what protection you get from a previous COVID-19 infection.
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