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COVID-19 restrictions in B.C. extended one month as case numbers climb

COVID-19 restrictions in B.C. extended one month as case numbers climb

VICTORIA — COVID-19 restrictions in British Columbia have been extended to Jan. 8 as the transmission and community spread of the illness remain high, the province's top doctor said Monday.
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B.C. getting first vaccine doses next week; new safety orders issued

B.C. getting first vaccine doses next week; new safety orders issued

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a total of 2,020 new COVID cases over the weekend and issued new public health orders effective immediately.
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B.C. throne speech says NDP will focus on immediate action in COVID-19 battle

B.C. throne speech says NDP will focus on immediate action in COVID-19 battle

VICTORIA — The B.C. government is promising to immediately fight the spread of COVID-19 while also striving to meet its long-term goals on the province's economic recovery, climate change and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
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B.C. throne speech promises more COVID-19 pandemic spending

B.C. throne speech promises more COVID-19 pandemic spending

The BC Legislative Assembly resumed sitting today (Dec.
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Throne speech promises more pandemic spending

Throne speech promises more pandemic spending

Throne speech recaps efforts to combat pandemic, promises further measures, spending
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Specialist who treated rare disease among homeless wants doctors to be aware of signs

Specialist who treated rare disease among homeless wants doctors to be aware of signs

VANCOUVER — As an infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Carl Boodman has had a longtime interest in an illness that commonly afflicted soldiers during the First World War as well as people who now live in crowded refugee camps.
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Howe Sound formally being considered to become a UNESCO biosphere

Howe Sound formally being considered to become a UNESCO biosphere

Sites that receive this designation are considered “learning places for sustainable development.”
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B.C. police watchdog launches probe into RCMP's role in Chilcotin-region crash

B.C. police watchdog launches probe into RCMP's role in Chilcotin-region crash

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has announced it's investigating RCMP actions surrounding a crash almost two months ago.
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Watchdog called to look into death outside Merritt, B.C., police detachment

Watchdog called to look into death outside Merritt, B.C., police detachment

MERRITT, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a man outside the RCMP detachment in Merritt, B.C.
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Stabbing death of Burnaby, B.C., man was targeted, Vancouver police say

Stabbing death of Burnaby, B.C., man was targeted, Vancouver police say

Vancouver police say they're investigating the recent death of a 19-year-old man as a homicide. Police say in a news release that they were called to a home on the city's east side on Friday for a report that the man had been stabbed.
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