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PM: It’s up to provinces to 'make the right decisions' amid surging COVID-19 cases

PM: It’s up to provinces to 'make the right decisions' amid surging COVID-19 cases

Trudeau won't commit to stepping in on behalf of provinces
Several Metro Vancouver grocery stores report new employee COVID-19 cases

Several Metro Vancouver grocery stores report new employee COVID-19 cases

Including at major stores in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Surrey, and Coquitlam
Q&A: Here's everything you need to know about COVID vaccines in New Westminster

Q&A: Here's everything you need to know about COVID vaccines in New Westminster

City of New Westminster, Fraser Health officials answered residents' questions about COVID vaccines and more during a Zoom forum on April 8
Comparing the polio and COVID-19 vaccine rollouts

Comparing the polio and COVID-19 vaccine rollouts

Man who lives with polio worries history will repeat itself if not everyone can access the vaccine.
Fraser Health teachers want B.C. to take 'aggressive' action on COVID in schools

Fraser Health teachers want B.C. to take 'aggressive' action on COVID in schools

New Westminster Teachers' Union president signs on to letter asking for a shift to hybrid learning, a mask mandate for all students, and confirmation of when teachers will be vaccinated
B.C. vaccine update: Nearly 500k British Columbians have registered for COVID-19 vaccinations

B.C. vaccine update: Nearly 500k British Columbians have registered for COVID-19 vaccinations

Health Minister Adrian Dix confirms just over 80k have booked the vaccines
B.C. sets new record for COVID-19 cases detected in a day: 1,293

B.C. sets new record for COVID-19 cases detected in a day: 1,293

Active infections, at 9,184, are at a high since December 22.
B.C. residents over 65 years can now book a COVID-19 vaccination

B.C. residents over 65 years can now book a COVID-19 vaccination

Indigenous peoples 18 years and older still included
B.C. launches $50m ‘circuit-breaker’ business COVID relief grant

B.C. launches $50m ‘circuit-breaker’ business COVID relief grant

Restaurants that have had their licences revoked due to non-compliance of COVID rules will not be eligible
New Westminster busts weekly COVID-19 case record

New Westminster busts weekly COVID-19 case record

Third wave keeps rolling on