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OPINION: How the Grateful Dead helped me get through this terrible year

OPINION: How the Grateful Dead helped me get through this terrible year

An old jam band helps a reporter mellow out during the height of a pandemic
B.C. sees 2,206 new COVID-19 cases over 5-day Christmas break

B.C. sees 2,206 new COVID-19 cases over 5-day Christmas break

The new numbers put the figure of active COVID cases in B.C. at 7,580.
12 patients at Lions Gate Hospital died during recent COVID-19 outbreak

12 patients at Lions Gate Hospital died during recent COVID-19 outbreak

Outbreak at North Vancouver hospital declared over
Interactive maps show COVID-19 risks in B.C. communities

Interactive maps show COVID-19 risks in B.C. communities

The maps are designed to assist policymakers in identifying areas most in need of additional support to prevent and manage outbreaks.
More cases of new COVID-19 variant can be expected in B.C.: Health Ministry

More cases of new COVID-19 variant can be expected in B.C.: Health Ministry

“All British Columbians have to remember the virus spreads quickly but shows up slowly.”
Remote B.C. First Nations to begin getting Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine this week

Remote B.C. First Nations to begin getting Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine this week

The Moderna vaccine will be offered to everyone aged 18 and over in 10 rural and remote Indigenous communities in B.C.
Over a dozen Lower Mainland grocery store workers test positive for COVID-19

Over a dozen Lower Mainland grocery store workers test positive for COVID-19

Some of the workers who tested positive were working as late as Christmas Day
Flights with COVID-19 positive passengers continue to land in Vancouver

Flights with COVID-19 positive passengers continue to land in Vancouver

People with the virus continued flying into Vancouver as recent as Christmas Eve
Opinion: U.K. variant of COVID-19 is in B.C. Now what?

Opinion: U.K. variant of COVID-19 is in B.C. Now what?

Don't expect the health order to be lifted in January
13 flights through B.C. flagged for COVID-19 exposures

13 flights through B.C. flagged for COVID-19 exposures

The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning of COVID-19 exposures on flights through B.C. airports