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B.C.'s push to vaccinate children against COVID-19 has stalled. So what about Moderna?

B.C.'s push to vaccinate children against COVID-19 has stalled. So what about Moderna?

Vancouver and Victoria continue to have the highest rates of pediatric vaccination.
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Demand for reproductive mental health resources has spiked during the pandemic

Demand for reproductive mental health resources has spiked during the pandemic

A program through the BC Women's Hospital and Health Care Centre is taking a holistic approach to helping women with perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety.
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Community First officially out of the gate in New Westminster

Community First officially out of the gate in New Westminster

Candidates will be announced after a nomination meeting May 18.
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Omicron BA.2 drives COVID-19 cases in New Westminster to a nine-week high

Omicron BA.2 drives COVID-19 cases in New Westminster to a nine-week high

New West's case counts and test positivity have jumped significantly over the past week.
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Diverse and record-breaking group of recruits hired by New West fire department

Diverse and record-breaking group of recruits hired by New West fire department

A dozen new recruits will start training with New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services on May 2
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Search to start for new New West fire chief later this year

Search to start for new New West fire chief later this year

Top two positions in New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services remain vacant
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Debate erupts over sexual harassment, rape culture at NWSS

Debate erupts over sexual harassment, rape culture at NWSS

New Westminster school board has taken the unusual step of issuing a public statement, after a discussion exploded at Tuesday night's meeting.
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B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU count and deaths rise

B.C.'s COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU count and deaths rise

Province records 42 COVID-19 deaths in the past week
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Teen arrested in 'blunt force weapon' assault at NWSS

Teen arrested in 'blunt force weapon' assault at NWSS

NWPD's gang suppression unit is investigating a connected incident involving two groups of males that took place half an hour before the assault in the high school parking lot.
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Millennials now the dominant generation in New Westminster: census

Millennials now the dominant generation in New Westminster: census

Baby boomers have lost their population supremacy, dropping from 27.4% of the population in 2016 to just 23.3% in 2021.
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