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Health-care workers petition for free hospital parking to continue

Health-care workers petition for free hospital parking to continue

Free parking, introduced during pandemic, comes to an end on March 4
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. fall for third straight day

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. fall for third straight day

Province discontinues providing data for active cases and recoveries
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B.C. Costco shopper ordered to produce medical evidence for face mask exemption

B.C. Costco shopper ordered to produce medical evidence for face mask exemption

B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal says a complaint about being discriminated against based on a disability must include medical evidence proving such a disability indeed exists
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Opinion: Restoring community dialogue and resilience: The next COVID-19 emergency

Opinion: Restoring community dialogue and resilience: The next COVID-19 emergency

Canada’s ‘us against them’ COVID-19 strategy is amplifying social division, creating major psychosocial impacts, and has resulted in a significant decrease in trust toward authorities.
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COVID-19 rapid antigen tests coming for New Westminster students

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests coming for New Westminster students

Elementary and middle school families will receive five tests apiece as B.C. ramps up its provincewide rollout. But when those tests will arrive in New West isn't yet known.
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Booster-dose numbers climbing in New West as Omicron surges on

Booster-dose numbers climbing in New West as Omicron surges on

56% of adults in New West have now received a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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COVID vaccination rates climbing for New Westminster kids – but slowly

COVID vaccination rates climbing for New Westminster kids – but slowly

Nearly two-thirds of five-to-11-year-olds in New West now have one dose of Pfizer pediatric vaccine
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Dr. Bonnie Henry addresses B.C. doctors spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Dr. Bonnie Henry addresses B.C. doctors spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

"Does it disturb me? Absolutely," said B.C.'s top doctor.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

18 more die from the disease, raising B.C.'s death toll to 2,725.
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COVID-19 positivity, case counts trending slowly down in New Westminster

COVID-19 positivity, case counts trending slowly down in New Westminster

But test positivity is still at a whopping 37%, and it remains impossible to tell how many people actually have COVID
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