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Dr. Bonnie Henry comments on third COVID-19 vaccine dose for some B.C. residents

Dr. Bonnie Henry comments on third COVID-19 vaccine dose for some B.C. residents

The people in this first group will receive a text notifying them to go into any clinic in B.C. to get their third dose this week.
B.C. making COVID-19 vaccine a 'condition of employment' for all health-care workers

B.C. making COVID-19 vaccine a 'condition of employment' for all health-care workers

The new mandatory vaccination order will apply to a wide section of health-care workers, students and volunteers, and will come into effect Oct. 26.
COVID protesters risk arrest, VPD warns

COVID protesters risk arrest, VPD warns

Put others at risk or break law and you’ll be cuffed
Let's debunk the claims on signs carried by Vancouver anti-vax protesters

Let's debunk the claims on signs carried by Vancouver anti-vax protesters

If you're going to go to the trouble to make the sign and carry it at a rally, you should know when what you're standing behind is junk. 
Run for Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox on Sunday — your way

Run for Port Coquitlam hero Terry Fox on Sunday — your way

The Terry Fox Runs are virtual — for the second year in a row — due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Everything you need to know about using your BC Vaccine Card

Everything you need to know about using your BC Vaccine Card

The vaccine card program comes into effect today. Here's what you need to know.
Tribunal dismisses vaccine human rights complaints against Horgan, Henry

Tribunal dismisses vaccine human rights complaints against Horgan, Henry

'Ideological opposition to or distrust of the vaccine' not enough for complaint to proceed.
B.C. records 820 new COVID-19 cases, nine deaths

B.C. records 820 new COVID-19 cases, nine deaths

ICU patient totals rise in the 11th straight B.C. COVID-19 data update
Tri-Cities closing in on 200 COVID-19 cases thanks to surge in Delta variant

Tri-Cities closing in on 200 COVID-19 cases thanks to surge in Delta variant

Numbers hitting COVID-19 case count levels not seen since April despite vaccination rates reaching 80 per cent or more, according to the latest BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) statistics; most people catching COVID-19 are unvaccinated
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill B.C. ICU wards

Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill B.C. ICU wards

Of the 130 people now in intensive care units at B.C. hospitals, 111 are unvaccinated. 774 new cases