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Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

OTTAWA — Health Canada authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant on Tuesday.
Applications open for this New West tower with 70 below-market spaces

Applications open for this New West tower with 70 below-market spaces

"The Nelson" was recently completed in New West's Brewery District next to Sapperton SkyTrain Station with nearly 300 homes up for grabs.
YVR prepares for winter with $40M investment

YVR prepares for winter with $40M investment

New gate protocols, 19 new pieces of snow-clearing equipment and bigger crews are some improvements made after last year's "Snowmageddon."
Letter: New West should be commended for promoting sex worker safety

Letter: New West should be commended for promoting sex worker safety

This letter writer, who's also a criminology professor, believes New Westminster's goal to show dignity for sex workers should serve as an example for other cities.
Child care in B.C. more difficult to find, new data shows

Child care in B.C. more difficult to find, new data shows

Statistics Canada finds child care enrolment remains below pre-pandemic level, although it has risen since 2022 and 2021; meanwhile, costs, on average, have declined as more subsidies come into effect.
New West helps clothe, blanket nearly 22K people for winter

New West helps clothe, blanket nearly 22K people for winter

Volunteers collected winter clothing items at two New West real estate offices as part of the 29th annual Blanket Drive in Metro Vancouver.
B.C. teacher suspended for traumatic 'sacred cow' assignment

B.C. teacher suspended for traumatic 'sacred cow' assignment

A B.C. high school teacher has been suspended and forced to take remedial classes after a controversial assignment forced some students to tears, while one later self-harmed at home.
B.C. wrings out after atmospheric river, strong winds hit provinces coast and south

B.C. wrings out after atmospheric river, strong winds hit provinces coast and south

Residents in coastal and southern British Columbia are mopping up after an atmospheric river brought torrential rain and wind, while disrupting travel and utility services.
Serious collision shuts down Highway 13 for several hours

Serious collision shuts down Highway 13 for several hours

People are asked to plan a different route as the area will be closed for several hours.
Top seven most generous cities in Canada are in B.C., GoFundMe says

Top seven most generous cities in Canada are in B.C., GoFundMe says

Victoria, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Prince George, Kelowna, Nanaimo, and New Westminster are the most generous cities in Canada