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Group warns of ‘tripledemic’ repeat without B.C. government action to combat COVID-19 in schools

Group warns of ‘tripledemic’ repeat without B.C. government action to combat COVID-19 in schools

Protect Our Province BC and other signatories have penned an open letter to the province, urging the provincial government to take action to prevent the spread of COVID and respiratory illnesses this fall
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Opinion: Inquiry must assess how Canada's fragmented COVID-19 response lost the public's trust

Opinion: Inquiry must assess how Canada's fragmented COVID-19 response lost the public's trust

Now is the time to learn from the COVID-19 response through an action-oriented independent inquiry focused on accountability. Reforms to data generation, access and use are essential.
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Opinion: Canadians singing a different tune about COVID-19 health measures after pandemic’s peak

Opinion: Canadians singing a different tune about COVID-19 health measures after pandemic’s peak

Going into a vastly different summer than three years ago, Canadians appear to have turned the page on the pandemic, writes Mario Canseco.
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New West pharmacy sues former pharmacist over reused COVID vaccine syringes

New West pharmacy sues former pharmacist over reused COVID vaccine syringes

Kent Pharmacy was named in two lawsuits by patients. Now it’s suing the former pharmacy manager.
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Anti-vaccine protester's Kelowna trial derailed by Facebook posts

Anti-vaccine protester's Kelowna trial derailed by Facebook posts

Bruce Orydzuk is representing himself in court.
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Warning signals: Protect Our Province BC calls for action on COVID-19 now

Warning signals: Protect Our Province BC calls for action on COVID-19 now

If we don’t want a repeat of last year’s devastating respiratory illness season in B.C., they say now’s the time to act.
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B.C. sees uptick in child immunizations amid COVID-19 pandemic, survey shows

B.C. sees uptick in child immunizations amid COVID-19 pandemic, survey shows

B.C. parents reported an uptick in immunizations against a range of diseases, for their two-year-old children, despite broad pandemic disruptions in 2020 and 2021.
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B.C. doctor who campaigned against COVID-19 vaccine sues court for $33M

B.C. doctor who campaigned against COVID-19 vaccine sues court for $33M

Daniel Yoshio Nagase claims his children could face myocarditis, thrombosis, cancer and sterility.
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'Staggering' rise in unhoused women and children since COVID-19

'Staggering' rise in unhoused women and children since COVID-19

New West society: Some moms choose government care to save their children from homelessness
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COVID-19 outbreak at New West's Queen's Park Care Centre declared over

COVID-19 outbreak at New West's Queen's Park Care Centre declared over

The outbreak was declared on April 26.
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