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NWSS records another COVID-19 exposure after lull at New West schools

NWSS records another COVID-19 exposure after lull at New West schools

The new case at New Westminster Secondary School was the district's first to occur in June
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Opinion: No, sorry, being a COVID denier isn’t the same as being subjected to racism

Opinion: No, sorry, being a COVID denier isn’t the same as being subjected to racism

The people throwing the biggest pity party right now in Canada (other than John A. Macdonald stans) are anti-vaxxers and COVID-19 deniers moaning about how they can spew their misinformation without being criticized for it.
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Our special data map details New West's daily COVID-19 case rate

Our special data map details New West's daily COVID-19 case rate

The average daily rate of COVID-19 cases remains at five in New Westminster. More than four in five adults aged 50 or over (84%) have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, along with almost four in five of those over the age of 18 (79%).
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Lots of online offerings available to New West seniors

Lots of online offerings available to New West seniors

What's happening at Century House
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B.C. nears 500,000 fully vaccinated, as new infections stay low

B.C. nears 500,000 fully vaccinated, as new infections stay low

Hospitalizations and ICU patient numbers are at new seven month lows.
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B.C. not budging on July 1 date for Stage 3 of reopening plan

B.C. not budging on July 1 date for Stage 3 of reopening plan

Growing vaccination rates offer hope B.C.’s reopening plan on track
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B.C.'s latest COVID-19 modelling data shows promising summer

B.C.'s latest COVID-19 modelling data shows promising summer

Worst modelling scenario shows daily cases remaining under about 250 through summer.
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall in 34th consecutive data update, to 1,910

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall in 34th consecutive data update, to 1,910

Four more die in B.C. from COVID-19, raising province's death toll from disease to 1,729.
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New West: Restarting civic services can’t be rushed

New West: Restarting civic services can’t be rushed

Council wants discussion on vision for post-COVID work
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New West had one of its best COVID-19 weeks ever

New West had one of its best COVID-19 weeks ever

The number of new weekly COVID-19 cases in New Westminster continued to slide during the most-recent reporting period, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.
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