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Opinion: A New West KFC closed due to COVID-19 and people aren’t happy

Opinion: A New West KFC closed due to COVID-19 and people aren’t happy

New West eaters are looking for other fried chicken options
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No free rides: TransLink will not offer free transit on New Year's Eve this year

No free rides: TransLink will not offer free transit on New Year's Eve this year

Typically, the transit authority offers free rides on its network across Metro Vancouver on the big night
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New West fears sewer project could be 'death blow' to businesses reeling from COVID impacts

New West fears sewer project could be 'death blow' to businesses reeling from COVID impacts

Metro Vancouver analysis shows the sewer is in “bad shape” and poses concerns about its structural integrity
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Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

In a tweet Tuesday afternoon, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix shared a photo of a woman with her sleeve rolled up at a nondescript table in a plain room
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Two NWSS classes in isolation after COVID-19 exposure

Two NWSS classes in isolation after COVID-19 exposure

New Westminster school district sends out its first self-isolation letters of the year in the final week before winter break
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Kelowna anti-mask protest leader has long profited off conspiracy theorists, rubbed shoulders with white nationalists

Kelowna anti-mask protest leader has long profited off conspiracy theorists, rubbed shoulders with white nationalists

Who is the man leading the anti-mask and anti-"lockdown" movement in B.C.'s Interior region?
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B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccinations set to begin Tuesday

B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccinations set to begin Tuesday

Health-care workers are on the top of the priority list for getting the vaccine
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. pass 10,000 for the first time

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. pass 10,000 for the first time

There were 2,146 new COVID-19 cases detected and 49 more deaths in B.C. in the past three days
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Experts weigh-in on how to address COVID-19 conspiracy theorists

Experts weigh-in on how to address COVID-19 conspiracy theorists

Experts agree conspiracy theories are born out of fear and a need for answers no matter how outlandish
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F.W. Howay Elementary joins the list of COVID-19 exposures in New West schools

F.W. Howay Elementary joins the list of COVID-19 exposures in New West schools

With one week to go till winter break, New Westminster Secondary and Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary also report December exposures
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