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Letter: Anti-maskers are grossly irresponsible and should be prosecuted

Letter: Anti-maskers are grossly irresponsible and should be prosecuted

We don't allow impaired driving, right?
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Vancouver-based tech firm says wearable 'tracing technology' could replace hotel quarantine

Vancouver-based tech firm says wearable 'tracing technology' could replace hotel quarantine

Government hotel stays may cost around $2,000, while this device would likely cost under $100
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B.C. reports second-highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in 2021

B.C. reports second-highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in 2021

Testing has also increased to one of the highest totals so far this year.
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Three new deaths recorded in New West's worst COVID-19 outbreak

Three new deaths recorded in New West's worst COVID-19 outbreak

BCCDC has recorded 133 cases since Jan. 3 at this New West site
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Henry says we could be in post-pandemic world by summer

Henry says we could be in post-pandemic world by summer

B.C.'s top doc apologizes to long-term care residents, health-care workers and others whose second doses were postponed this week.
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Health Canada approves single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Health Canada approves single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine

It's the second vaccine to be approved in a week
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Here is what could happen if you break Canada's COVID-19 travel quarantine or testing rules

Here is what could happen if you break Canada's COVID-19 travel quarantine or testing rules

What will happen if you break one of the rules?
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Here is everyone who doesn't have to provide a negative COVID-19 test result on arrival to Canada

Here is everyone who doesn't have to provide a negative COVID-19 test result on arrival to Canada

Not everyone has to provide proof of a negative result for a COVID-19 test, including persons of 'national interest'
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NWSS reports New Westminster's first COVID-19 variant exposure in schools

NWSS reports New Westminster's first COVID-19 variant exposure in schools

New Westminster Secondary School case relates to a previously reported Feb. 19 exposure. It's the first case in the city, but part of a wider trend that has seen exposures in more than 20 schools – and rising – in Fraser Health
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A push to give the 'family voice' real power in long-term care

A push to give the 'family voice' real power in long-term care

Informal councils, formed at facilities to advocate for residents, want true recognition and input.
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