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New West sees COVID-19 cases drop again, teachers to start getting vaccinated

New West sees COVID-19 cases drop again, teachers to start getting vaccinated

City still seeing more than 100 cases per week
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B.C. sees COVID-19 hospitalizations, active infections and new cases fall

B.C. sees COVID-19 hospitalizations, active infections and new cases fall

No new deaths keep the province's pandemic death toll at 1,597 people.
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Controversial New West affordable rental housing project proceeding to public hearing

Controversial New West affordable rental housing project proceeding to public hearing

Signup for speakers begins May 13
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New Westminster school staff now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

New Westminster school staff now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

New Westminster Teachers' Union 'relieved' that all school staff will finally be eligible for immunizations with just seven weeks left in the school year
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'Fatbergs' are plaguing Metro Vancouver's sewers — has Coquitlam found a solution?

'Fatbergs' are plaguing Metro Vancouver's sewers — has Coquitlam found a solution?

Understaffed and overworked, Metro Vancouver sewer workers can't keep up with a rising 'fatberg' problem threatening to blow sewage onto streets and into streams — now Coquitlam is looking to crack down on the city's greasy habits, and pave the way for a regional solution.
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Here are the answers to the top 5 most asked COVID-19 vaccine questions from ImmunizeBC

Here are the answers to the top 5 most asked COVID-19 vaccine questions from ImmunizeBC

Can I choose which brand and type of vaccine I receive? Is it safe for me to receive the vaccine if I am recovering from another illness? These questions and many more have been answered by ImmunizeBC
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Red Dress Day display in New West urges people to “to raise our voices and hearts” to those who have been lost

Red Dress Day display in New West urges people to “to raise our voices and hearts” to those who have been lost

May 5 is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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More Vancouver and Surrey grocery store staff report COVID-19 cases

More Vancouver and Surrey grocery store staff report COVID-19 cases

Affected chains include Safeway, Superstore, and Shoppers Drug Mart
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PNE cancelled: Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition 'not possible' again in 2021

PNE cancelled: Vancouver's Pacific National Exhibition 'not possible' again in 2021

The PNE recently announced that even a modified, lower capacity in-person fair could not go ahead
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B.C. records lowest number of people actively battling COVID-19 infections in five weeks

B.C. records lowest number of people actively battling COVID-19 infections in five weeks

Hospitalizations rose by 12 overnight, to 486 patients, with 173 of those in intensive care units. One more person has died from the virus in the province, raising the death toll to 1,597.
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