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Opinion: Random COVID-19 testing for Canadian travellers saw a ridiculous 9 kits sent to me

Opinion: Random COVID-19 testing for Canadian travellers saw a ridiculous 9 kits sent to me

Feds need to re-think program
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Opinion: Fear of COVID-19 and fear of change are dangerously intertwined for 2022

Opinion: Fear of COVID-19 and fear of change are dangerously intertwined for 2022

Overcoming this fear requires personal empowerment and knowledge. But the trick is defining whose power and what knowledge
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36% of Canadians struggling with pandemic mental health issues: study

36% of Canadians struggling with pandemic mental health issues: study

Younger people are more likely to struggle with depression, anxiety, and addictions
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Could artificial intelligence help people survive one of the world's deadliest diseases?

Could artificial intelligence help people survive one of the world's deadliest diseases?

Sepsis is responsible for one in five deaths worldwide, and is likely an underlying cause of COVID-19 deaths. Now a Vancouver immunologist says he's found a key solution using artificial intelligence
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Hundreds gather to see 'Freedom Convoy' pass through Kamloops

Hundreds gather to see 'Freedom Convoy' pass through Kamloops

People greeted commercial truckers protesting mandated vaccine requirements as they passed through Kamloops
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record: 924

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record: 924

Province records nine more COVID-19 deaths in past day.
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Massey Theatre offers half-price shows for front-line workers, arts workers

Massey Theatre offers half-price shows for front-line workers, arts workers

New Westminster theatre offers 50% off tickets to the Arts Club Theatre Company's Noises Off, coming to the stage Feb. 15 to 27
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B.C. public health officials made an 'error' communicating COVID rules. An expert weighs in.

B.C. public health officials made an 'error' communicating COVID rules. An expert weighs in.

"I would challenge the health officials to explain why their advice is changing from one day to the next," said an infectious diseases expert.
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COVID-19 contact tracing is no longer an 'effective intervention' in B.C. Here's why

COVID-19 contact tracing is no longer an 'effective intervention' in B.C. Here's why

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry explains why the province has stopped using this tool.
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'We cannot eliminate all risk' — B.C. changes approach in fight against COVID-19

'We cannot eliminate all risk' — B.C. changes approach in fight against COVID-19

Provinical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 'we have to change our way of thinking' as contact tracing is no longer an effective measure to help slow the spread of the COVID-19
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