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North Shore records highest ever number of new COVID cases

North Shore records highest ever number of new COVID cases

West Vancouver is among communities with highest infection rates in Lower Mainland
Workers can't get fired now for taking time off to vaccinate, says B.C. government

Workers can't get fired now for taking time off to vaccinate, says B.C. government

Canada's largest private-sector union says new rules don't go far enough and workers shouldn't lose pay to get vaccinated
WHL taps Vancouver smartphone tech for four-second COVID tests

WHL taps Vancouver smartphone tech for four-second COVID tests

Eight-week study will see how Light AI’s app stacks up vs. PCR tests in the hockey league
Burnaby, North Vancouver grocery store staff test positive for COVID-19

Burnaby, North Vancouver grocery store staff test positive for COVID-19

Additional cases at major chains reported across British Columbia
This North Vancouver neighbourhood has cheered front-line workers every night for a year

This North Vancouver neighbourhood has cheered front-line workers every night for a year

Lynn Valley's Coleman Street celebrated one year of cheering March 28, 2021
Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

B.C. recorded 1,013 cases in the past day, for a total of 100,048.
Here is a map of every pharmacy offering COVID-19 vaccines in Metro Vancouver (MAP)

Here is a map of every pharmacy offering COVID-19 vaccines in Metro Vancouver (MAP)

If you are between the ages of 55 and 65, you may now book your appointment with a participating pharmacy
Frustration as AstraZeneca COVID vaccine appointments hard to get on North Shore

Frustration as AstraZeneca COVID vaccine appointments hard to get on North Shore

Only two pharmacies on the North Shore given doses of vaccine and all appointments booked before they officially opened on Wednesday
Indigenous peoples 18 years and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in B.C.

Indigenous peoples 18 years and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in B.C.

All health authorities included
London Drugs 'inundated' by vaccine booking calls, asks B.C. residents not to phone pharmacies

London Drugs 'inundated' by vaccine booking calls, asks B.C. residents not to phone pharmacies

London Drugs is offering vaccinations at three locations: North Vancouver, Coquitlam and Burnaby.