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Intimate helicopter weddings take off during COVID-19 pandemic

Intimate helicopter weddings take off during COVID-19 pandemic

Couples who couldn't have their weddings turned to helicopter elopements during the COVID-19 pandemic and helped the tour companies stay afloat during a difficult year.
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No COVID-19 related deaths since yesterday

No COVID-19 related deaths since yesterday

More than 78% of British Columbians are vaccinated against COVID-19. | BC Government
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Everybody Needs to Eat Community Grocery Challenge underway in New West

Everybody Needs to Eat Community Grocery Challenge underway in New West

Spotlight on: Everybody Needs to Eat
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This interactive 'safer shopping' directory shows B.C. businesses that still require masks

This interactive 'safer shopping' directory shows B.C. businesses that still require masks

You can search over 300 businesses to see their mask policy.
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Masks still required inside B.C. courtrooms

Masks still required inside B.C. courtrooms

The rule will be reviewed again in September — sooner if the COVID-19 situation changes in B.C.
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Three COVID-19 deaths since Friday

Three COVID-19 deaths since Friday

COVID-19 still claiming lives, despite 78% vaccination rate
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Metro Vancouver residents and businesses react to B.C. dropping mandatory mask policy

Metro Vancouver residents and businesses react to B.C. dropping mandatory mask policy

'I take a wide berth around people with no masks on,' said a local woman
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Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh calls $800 CRB reduction a 'cruel cut'

Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh calls $800 CRB reduction a 'cruel cut'

Federal NDP Leader and Burnaby South MP Jagmeet Singh calls a reduction in the Canada Recovery Benefit by $800 a “cruel cut” that needs to be stopped.
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NWSS winds up the school year with one more COVID-19 exposure

NWSS winds up the school year with one more COVID-19 exposure

A June 25 exposure has been reported by Fraser Health, following on the heels of a case June 21, 22 and 24
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Opinion: End of COVID-19 briefings marks major pandemic milestone

Opinion: End of COVID-19 briefings marks major pandemic milestone

One of B.C.’s most popular television programs has finally gone off the air and that is a sign the COVID-19 pandemic may finally be in the rear-view mirror.
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