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Dr. Bonnie Henry says 70 per cent of people getting tested for COVID-19 don't have it

Dr. Bonnie Henry says 70 per cent of people getting tested for COVID-19 don't have it

B.C.'s top doctor provided some clarification on who should get tested.
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B.C. care home failed to alert family of COVID-19 outbreak on mother's floor, says son

B.C. care home failed to alert family of COVID-19 outbreak on mother's floor, says son

Interior Health declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a 132-suit care home in Salmon Arm on Jan. 18
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B.C. Omicron cases have yet to peak, warn independent analysts

B.C. Omicron cases have yet to peak, warn independent analysts

The modelling group says COVID-19 hospitalizations will likely crest at around 2,000 concurrent patients in February, which due to restrictions, is half the group’s earlier estimate
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New Westminster school staff don't need to prove vaccination status

New Westminster school staff don't need to prove vaccination status

New B.C. public health order paves the way for school districts to require disclosure of vaccination status, but it won't change anything in SD40 right now
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Update: Six cases in COVID-19 outbreak at New Westminster's Buchanan Lodge

Update: Six cases in COVID-19 outbreak at New Westminster's Buchanan Lodge

Three residents, three staff affected at Sapperton long-term care facility
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Update: COVID-19 outbreak at Kiwanis Care Centre now over

Update: COVID-19 outbreak at Kiwanis Care Centre now over

The outbreak had reached 42 cases but was declared over Jan. 19.
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Hospital parking fees return in March after two-year suspension

Hospital parking fees return in March after two-year suspension

"Non-hospital users" blamed for taking advantage of pandemic initiative, introduced in the spring of 2020
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Daily COVID-19 death count in B.C. most in a year

Daily COVID-19 death count in B.C. most in a year

B.C. had 15 deaths from COVID-19 in the past day.
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Metro Vancouver hospital security guard speaks out about anti-mask, anti-vaccine patients

Metro Vancouver hospital security guard speaks out about anti-mask, anti-vaccine patients

He describes incidents of verbal and physical abuse, and other disruptive behaviours
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Queen's Park Care Centre sees another COVID-19 outbreak in rehab unit

Queen's Park Care Centre sees another COVID-19 outbreak in rehab unit

Nine patients have tested positive in the New Westminster outbreak declared on Jan. 19
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