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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner calls on Dr. Henry to restore mask mandate

"There will be a day where the mask mandate may be lifted, but that day is not here yet," says Kasari Govender in a letter addressed to the province's top doctor.

Mar 28, 2022 6:42 PM Read more >

Can New Westminster push COVID vaccination rates any higher?

We're still ahead of the B.C. curve, but just 64% of adults have their booster doses, and only 45% of children are fully vaccinated.

Mar 28, 2022 5:04 PM Read more >

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by 28 in past three days

Province records six more COVID-19 deaths in past three days

Mar 28, 2022 4:24 PM Read more >

Pediatric vaccination rates stall in New Westminster as Omicron drags on

Just 67% of New West kids have one dose of COVID vaccine, while 45% have two.

Mar 28, 2022 12:06 PM Read more >

Omicron isn't gone: New Westminster COVID-19 test positivity still high

At 16%, New West's test positivity is among the worst in Metro Vancouver.

Mar 28, 2022 9:27 AM Read more >

B.C. records three new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care settings

Two more in B.C. die from COVID-19 in past day.

Mar 25, 2022 3:31 PM Read more >

B.C. records six more COVID-19 deaths; pandemic toll rises to 2,981

ICU COVID-19 patient count highest in two weeks.

Mar 24, 2022 4:27 PM Read more >

Masks optional when New West public schools reopen on Monday

Here’s what the superintendent of New Westminster schools has to say about the return from spring break

Mar 24, 2022 12:10 PM Read more >

How COVID-19 affects Vancouver International Wine Festival operations

The festival is back for a 43rd year, after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Mar 24, 2022 8:10 AM Read more >

People age 18 and up can get free COVID-19 rapid tests at B.C. pharmacies

They should be picked up to use at a future time when you show symptoms of the virus.

Mar 23, 2022 4:27 PM Read more >

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