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How the pandemic is making Canadians eat healthier

How the pandemic is making Canadians eat healthier

Three-quarters of Canadians say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their eating habits. After 18 months, that shift is leading to some healthier habits.
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Skwo:wech Elementary School back on COVID-19 exposure list in New West

Skwo:wech Elementary School back on COVID-19 exposure list in New West

Nine of School District 40's 12 schools have seen COVID-19 exposures so far in the 2021/22 school year
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Seventeen dead from COVID-19 in past 72 hours

Seventeen dead from COVID-19 in past 72 hours

COVID-19 kills 17 since Friday, three new outbreaks at health care facilities
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Queen Elizabeth, Lord Kelvin elementary schools see COVID-19 exposures in New West

Queen Elizabeth, Lord Kelvin elementary schools see COVID-19 exposures in New West

Nine of 12 schools in the New Westminster school district have seen exposures during the 2021/22 school year
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'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a B.C. ICU

'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a B.C. ICU

A lot of young or fit people have a “false sense of security” they can beat COVID, “but we’ve unfortunately seen many people with that description becoming very sick and going on to die,” Dr. Omar Ahmad says.
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Behind the curtain: COVID patients in ICU are younger and sicker, and many won't make it

Behind the curtain: COVID patients in ICU are younger and sicker, and many won't make it

While some continue to underestimate its deadliness — even its existence — COVID is both visible and loud in the halls of Royal Jubilee’s fifth-floor ICU.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. remain "stubbornly high"

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. remain "stubbornly high"

Unvaccinated people are 50 times more likely to land in hospital if they get COVID-19.
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Coroner investigating death of New West COVID-denier Mak Parhar

Coroner investigating death of New West COVID-denier Mak Parhar

Cause of death has not yet been determined
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Workplace COVID illness claims starting to rise again

Workplace COVID illness claims starting to rise again

Claims being filed with WorkSafe have shifted from predominantly health-care workers to other fields.
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B.C. confirms 596 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 more deaths

B.C. confirms 596 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 more deaths

There are currently 4,451 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
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