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Metro Vancouver Superstore and Shoppers Drug Mart workers test positive for COVID-19

Metro Vancouver Superstore and Shoppers Drug Mart workers test positive for COVID-19

More employees of Loblaw-owned stores operating in Metro Vancouver have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). 
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B.C. guarding against ‘concerted effort’ to sabotage vaccine delivery: Henry

B.C. guarding against ‘concerted effort’ to sabotage vaccine delivery: Henry

Henry did not elaborate on where threats to the vaccine’s logistical chain came from, but she said her team is acting on advice from the federal government and in consultation with other countries
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B.C. nurses deal with COVID ‘terror’ as stress, burnout, suicidal thinking rise

B.C. nurses deal with COVID ‘terror’ as stress, burnout, suicidal thinking rise

“We have seriously ill nurses who need mental health support to be able to continue to support their patients.”
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B.C. sets record with 28 COVID-19 deaths in 24-hour period

B.C. sets record with 28 COVID-19 deaths in 24-hour period

B.C. set a grim new record December 10, with 28 new COVID-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 587.
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B.C. confirms 723 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 40,060

B.C. confirms 723 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 40,060

There have been a staggering 28 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours
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Vaccine to bring 'some semblance of normal' by summer in British Columbia

Vaccine to bring 'some semblance of normal' by summer in British Columbia

British Columbians could be tossing out their masks and forgetting about physical distancing by next summer.
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B.C. confirms 619 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 39,337

B.C. confirms 619 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 39,337

There have been 16 new COVID-19 related deaths
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B.C. to immunize nearly 400,000 against COVID-19 by March 2021

B.C. to immunize nearly 400,000 against COVID-19 by March 2021

Vaccinations will begin next week in two locations across Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health
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COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

“We want to make sure those public bodies relying on the order are doing so because it’s related to COVID"
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First COVID-19 vaccinations being given next week in B.C.

First COVID-19 vaccinations being given next week in B.C.

Within hours of Health Canada approving the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 Wednesday, B.C. public health officials announced their vaccination rollout plan for B.C.
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