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Booster doses the focus of larger COVID-19 vaccination clinic opening this week in Coquitlam

Booster doses the focus of larger COVID-19 vaccination clinic opening this week in Coquitlam

The Poirier Forum served as a mass clinic between March and September 2021.
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Opinion: Random COVID-19 testing for Canadian travellers saw a ridiculous 9 kits sent to me

Opinion: Random COVID-19 testing for Canadian travellers saw a ridiculous 9 kits sent to me

Feds need to re-think program
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Opinion: Fear of COVID-19 and fear of change are dangerously intertwined for 2022

Opinion: Fear of COVID-19 and fear of change are dangerously intertwined for 2022

Overcoming this fear requires personal empowerment and knowledge. But the trick is defining whose power and what knowledge
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36% of Canadians struggling with pandemic mental health issues: study

36% of Canadians struggling with pandemic mental health issues: study

Younger people are more likely to struggle with depression, anxiety, and addictions
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Could artificial intelligence help people survive one of the world's deadliest diseases?

Could artificial intelligence help people survive one of the world's deadliest diseases?

Sepsis is responsible for one in five deaths worldwide, and is likely an underlying cause of COVID-19 deaths. Now a Vancouver immunologist says he's found a key solution using artificial intelligence
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Hundreds gather to see 'Freedom Convoy' pass through Kamloops

Hundreds gather to see 'Freedom Convoy' pass through Kamloops

People greeted commercial truckers protesting mandated vaccine requirements as they passed through Kamloops
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record: 924

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record: 924

Province records nine more COVID-19 deaths in past day.
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B.C. public health officials made an 'error' communicating COVID rules. An expert weighs in.

B.C. public health officials made an 'error' communicating COVID rules. An expert weighs in.

"I would challenge the health officials to explain why their advice is changing from one day to the next," said an infectious diseases expert.
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Opinion: Ensuring B.C. seniors' safety amid COVID-19 can not be achieved with one single health measure

Opinion: Ensuring B.C. seniors' safety amid COVID-19 can not be achieved with one single health measure

"The evidence is clear," in the eyes of Isobel Mackenzie.
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Port Coquitlam recreation facilities begin gradual service increase amid COVID-19 restriction update

Port Coquitlam recreation facilities begin gradual service increase amid COVID-19 restriction update

Fitness class registration opens today (Jan. 21) for certain classes; weight rooms at Hyde Creek and PCCC open Monday (Jan. 24).
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