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Reminder: Fraser Health setting up COVID-19 pop-up vaccine clinic in Coquitlam

Reminder: Fraser Health setting up COVID-19 pop-up vaccine clinic in Coquitlam

The Poirier Admin Building will act as an immunization clinic tomorrow (Oct. 20) in hopes of reaching out to eligible residents seeking first, second or third doses.
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NDP under fire for COVID-19 booster delay; should have been given weeks ago, Liberals say

NDP under fire for COVID-19 booster delay; should have been given weeks ago, Liberals say

Ontario started giving boosters to long-term care residents in August, while Alberta began offering boosters in seniors homes on Sept. 1, and Saskatchewan on Sept. 7.
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B.C. residents can now buy COVID-19 testing kits to use at home (VIDEO)

B.C. residents can now buy COVID-19 testing kits to use at home (VIDEO)

Everything you need to know about B.C.'s first do-it-yourself coronavirus-testing kits.
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B.C. records 26 COVID-19 deaths in past three days

B.C. records 26 COVID-19 deaths in past three days

Good news is that the number of active infections has fallen below 5,000 for first time since August 13.
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COVID-19 vaccines to pop up at Poirier admin building

COVID-19 vaccines to pop up at Poirier admin building

Fraser Health hosted a mass clinic at the Poirier Forum recreation facility for five months before shutting it down in re-organizing its fall vaccination strategy.
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Six new COVID-19 exposures reported at Coquitlam-area schools

Six new COVID-19 exposures reported at Coquitlam-area schools

Of the total, four new schools have been added to Fraser Health's list as students and staff may have come in contact with the virus.
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13 die from COVID-19 in B.C. in past day

13 die from COVID-19 in B.C. in past day

Province has not identified so many deaths in a 24-hour period since early February.
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Constitutional challenge mounted against B.C. vaccine passports

Constitutional challenge mounted against B.C. vaccine passports

Health issues prevent vaccination, women claim.
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Letter: 'There is no free speech in capitalism'

Letter: 'There is no free speech in capitalism'

Expecting a business to deliver your free speech unconditionally when their motive is profit is either uninformed or disingenuous, this letter writer states in reference to the Port Coquitlam billboard.
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Serious COVID-19 infections keep rising across B.C.

Serious COVID-19 infections keep rising across B.C.

Nine more die from COVID-19; hospitalizations highest since May.
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