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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall for 10th straight update

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall for 10th straight update

Hospitalizations recede, as seven more die from the novel coronavirus.
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Bonnie Henry defends B.C.'s data-release procedures

Bonnie Henry defends B.C.'s data-release procedures

More demographic data on COVID-19 spread in B.C. is "coming very soon."
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Opinion: Peep show of secret COVID-19 data reveals vaccine urgency

Opinion: Peep show of secret COVID-19 data reveals vaccine urgency

Concern about vaccine hesitancy and complacency may be behind documents leaked to major Vancouver daily revealing spread of variants, neighbourhood-level maps and vaccine rates
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Port Coquitlam puts on a COVID-19-friendly May Day celebration — just don’t call it a parade

Port Coquitlam puts on a COVID-19-friendly May Day celebration — just don’t call it a parade

Here's what's going on this weekend to celebrate May Days in Port Coquitlam as the city celebrates the 98th event with COVID-19 and pandemic restrictions in place
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Could vaccinating kids get B.C. to herd immunity?

Could vaccinating kids get B.C. to herd immunity?

While some experts are skeptical that B.C., and indeed Canada, could reach herd immunity, at least one SFU expert says it depends on how you define the 'herd' and targeting children could be a tipping point
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Port Moody’s Golden Spike Days going drive-thru

Port Moody’s Golden Spike Days going drive-thru

After being held virtually last year, Port Moody's Golden Spike Days festival will be a drive-thru event on July 1.
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Coquitlam church calls on province to lift indoor worship ban

Coquitlam church calls on province to lift indoor worship ban

'Lift the ban,' reads a sign posted in protest outside of Westwood Community Church in Coquitlam. 'The church & spiritual care workers are essential.'
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'A creek not a ditch,' $11.5 million eyed for battered urban Coquitlam area creek after a 10-year-delay

'A creek not a ditch,' $11.5 million eyed for battered urban Coquitlam area creek after a 10-year-delay

Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam are working on a Maple Creek Integrated Watershed Management Plan to reduce flooding, improve water quality and protect salmon — volunteer streamkeepers wonder why it took so long
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B.C. sets daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations, as hospitalizations decline

B.C. sets daily record for COVID-19 vaccinations, as hospitalizations decline

Province has fewest people actively battling infections in almost six weeks: 6,802.
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Get a shot, score a Coquitlam Express ticket

Get a shot, score a Coquitlam Express ticket

The Coquitlam Express hockey team is offering a voucher for a free ticket to a future game to Tri-City residents who show they've received their COVID-19 vaccine.
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