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B.C.'s health-care COVID vaccine mandate could be made permanent

B.C.'s health-care COVID vaccine mandate could be made permanent

The BC Liberal Party has been calling on the government to lift the mandate.
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Three years after outbreak, Dr. Henry weeps while reflecting on the pandemic

Three years after outbreak, Dr. Henry weeps while reflecting on the pandemic

"There's so many stories that we have lived through together in the last three years. And I think all of us have been changed by it and affected by it," she said.
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B.C. not recommending spring COVID vaccine boosters to general public

B.C. not recommending spring COVID vaccine boosters to general public

Boosters will target the vulnerable, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Friday.
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Most Canadians feel violence has increased since pandemic, poll finds

Most Canadians feel violence has increased since pandemic, poll finds

Overall, Canadians' trust in governments for mitigating violence has decreased.
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More mental health resilience during COVID-19 than previously thought, study suggests

More mental health resilience during COVID-19 than previously thought, study suggests

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have taken a relatively limited toll on overall global mental health, Canadian researchers say in a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
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After a long wait, disappointment as long-COVID clinic closes its doors

After a long wait, disappointment as long-COVID clinic closes its doors

The province’s four clinics, which form the Post COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clincial Care Network, will collapse into an online service at the end of March.
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B.C. man loses COVID test battle with Air Canada

B.C. man loses COVID test battle with Air Canada

Air Canada said a man's COVID-19 tests weren't appropriate for his final destination and refused to board him.
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COVID denier, vaccine foe Mak Parhar died after drug use, not the virus

COVID denier, vaccine foe Mak Parhar died after drug use, not the virus

There was no traumatic injury, and no evidence of foul play or acute self-harm.
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Hospitalizations falling at Lions Gate

Hospitalizations falling at Lions Gate

COVID-19 cases are stable in the Lower Mainland but have ticked up on the North Shore in recent weeks, according to virus levels detected in sewage plant wastewater
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Northern B.C. teacher suspended after crashing school vaccine clinic

Northern B.C. teacher suspended after crashing school vaccine clinic

The teacher was required to apologize in writing to Northern Health staff and take a professional boundaries course.
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