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North Shore teachers relieved to be fast tracked for vaccine

North Shore teachers relieved to be fast tracked for vaccine

Seniors in their 70s can book appointments next week; frontline workers on parallel track for COVID jab
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Quarantine 15: How to create a healthier lifestyle during COVID-19

Quarantine 15: How to create a healthier lifestyle during COVID-19

The Chief talks to a Squamish dietician about nutrition misnomers, diet culture and if those extra few pounds are much of a big deal.
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New COVID-19 infections remain high in B.C. as province reveals vaccination details

New COVID-19 infections remain high in B.C. as province reveals vaccination details

Health officials detected 622 infections in the past day, while eight more people have died from the virus.
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Teachers, police will be among first 300k British Columbians to get vaccines outside age group

Teachers, police will be among first 300k British Columbians to get vaccines outside age group

Province expects 340,000 AstraZeneca doses by end of May
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COVID case count remains high on North Shore

COVID case count remains high on North Shore

Lower Mainland COVID cases not decreasing
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Variant-strain COVID-19 cases in B.C. jump significantly

Variant-strain COVID-19 cases in B.C. jump significantly

B.C. records 498 new cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours.
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COVID conditions significantly worsened nurses' mental health, UBC researcher finds

COVID conditions significantly worsened nurses' mental health, UBC researcher finds

The mental health of frontline nurses who work in both hospitals and long-term care homes has shown a significant decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research has shown.
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Spring break starts with over a dozen North Shore school COVID notices

Spring break starts with over a dozen North Shore school COVID notices

Kids aren’t in school this week but that didn’t stop spring break from starting with a rash of recent COVID exposure notices in North Vancouver and West Vancouver
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B.C.'s year-long state of emergency has led to over $1.2 million in fines

B.C.'s year-long state of emergency has led to over $1.2 million in fines

As B.C. passes a year under a state of emergency, $876,530 in fines have been issued for violations of provincial COVID-19 restrictions and just under $370,000 in fines have been handed out for breaches of the Federal Quarantine Act in the province.
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Severe COVID-19 illnesses rise in B.C. as new daily cases remain high

Severe COVID-19 illnesses rise in B.C. as new daily cases remain high

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