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Update: This Coquitlam pharmacy ran out of rapid antigen tests as people scramble for confirmation during Omicron uncertainty

Update: This Coquitlam pharmacy ran out of rapid antigen tests as people scramble for confirmation during Omicron uncertainty

Tri-City residents can expect long waits for PCR tests and a shortage of rapid antigen tests as COVID-19 cases surge in the region.
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CMHA Vernon sees marked increase in people seeking help during pandemic

CMHA Vernon sees marked increase in people seeking help during pandemic

Mental health continues to be a concern for many people in Canada as restrictions continue
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Opinion: ‘I’ve been jabbed enough’. We’ve hit the booster-hesitant phase of the pandemic

Opinion: ‘I’ve been jabbed enough’. We’ve hit the booster-hesitant phase of the pandemic

Hundreds of thousands of booster bookings going unfilled
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Opinion: Don't be surprised if 'screws are tightened' by B.C. on the unvaccinated

Opinion: Don't be surprised if 'screws are tightened' by B.C. on the unvaccinated

Quebec has toughened its mandate
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Has the pandemic made us forget our manners?

Has the pandemic made us forget our manners?

A Q & A with an etiquette expert.
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Pandemic restrictions deny Victoria couple of 63 years a birthday visit

Pandemic restrictions deny Victoria couple of 63 years a birthday visit

Restrictions were put in place Jan. 1 amid soaring cases of COVID-19 allow residents one "essential visitor" — but not everyone gets one approved.
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Tri-Cities Chamber postpones business excellence awards amid COVID-19 Omicron variant

Tri-Cities Chamber postpones business excellence awards amid COVID-19 Omicron variant

The TCCC cites the "steep rise in cases" led to the decision to wait until April to hand out the hardware.
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Fraser Health confirms additional COVID-19 cases at two outbreaks in the Tri-Cities

Fraser Health confirms additional COVID-19 cases at two outbreaks in the Tri-Cities

Hawthorne Lodge has been under an alert since New Year's Eve (Dec. 31); Eagle Ridge Hospital's elder acute-care unit since Jan. 5.
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. rise above 33,000 for first time

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. rise above 33,000 for first time

Active infections have risen in each of the past 16 provincial data updates.
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B.C. ICU units projected to be overwhelmed in coming weeks, says independent modelling group

B.C. ICU units projected to be overwhelmed in coming weeks, says independent modelling group

More than 2,000 COVID-19 patients could land in B.C.'s intensive care units over the next few weeks, new modelling shows
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