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Is there a 'fool's spring' in Metro Vancouver? Environment Canada weighs in

Is there a 'fool's spring' in Metro Vancouver? Environment Canada weighs in

What is a "fool's spring"?
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COVID-19 hospitalizations soar as B.C. changes counting system

COVID-19 hospitalizations soar as B.C. changes counting system

Province previously only counted people as being COVID-19 patients if the disease prompted them to go to hospital.
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COVID-19 in schools: Here's what you'll know (and what you won't) about your child's classroom

COVID-19 in schools: Here's what you'll know (and what you won't) about your child's classroom

If your child tests positive for COVID-19, you'll have to notify your own close contacts. Here's how it will work in New Westminster schools.
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You might be able to see the northern lights over Metro Vancouver this weekend

You might be able to see the northern lights over Metro Vancouver this weekend

Auroral activity will be high.
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Q&A: How 'functional closures' will work in New Westminster schools

Q&A: How 'functional closures' will work in New Westminster schools

School District 40 has laid out its plans for how school shutdowns will work in the event of major COVID-related staff shortages. Here's how it will look in New Westminster.
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COVID-19 outbreak grows to 34 cases at New Westminster long-term care home

COVID-19 outbreak grows to 34 cases at New Westminster long-term care home

26 patients, eight staff hit by coronavirus at Kiwanis Care Centre
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New Westminster school district bracing for staff shortages

New Westminster school district bracing for staff shortages

With the Omicron wave causing a surge in COVID-19 cases around B.C., School District 40 has plans in place to cope with teacher absences
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New West to review smoking bylaws in B.C. municipalities

New West to review smoking bylaws in B.C. municipalities

Motion made in response to call for uniform smoking and vaping bylaws at Metro Vancouver
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Metro Vancouver artists say thanks to front-line workers – with free art

Metro Vancouver artists say thanks to front-line workers – with free art

arTHANKS initiative provides free, original works of art to front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. rise to record high: 534

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. rise to record high: 534

Seven more deaths raise the province's pandemic death toll to 2,462.
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