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Leaked document details missteps during deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in B.C.

Leaked document details missteps during deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in B.C.

A total of 26 residents died with COVID-19 at Langley Lodge before the virus was snuffed out. Now, as cases ramp up, an internal document offers a blueprint and a warning for how to weather an outbreak at a long-term care home during a second wave
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B.C. reaches new record for active COVID-19 infections: 1,614

B.C. reaches new record for active COVID-19 infections: 1,614

Number of active infections in B.C. fell slightly on Tuesday, but surged to new all-time high today
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B.C. government extends state of emergency to restrict spread of COVID-19

B.C. government extends state of emergency to restrict spread of COVID-19

Restrictions related to the province’s state of emergency will stay in place until at least September 29
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Owner of West Vancouver party house fined for short-term rental

Owner of West Vancouver party house fined for short-term rental

The owner of a British Properties mansion has been fined $550 by the District of West Vancouver for bylaw violations
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Mungall is the fourth B.C. cabinet minister to announce she won't run again

VICTORIA — A fourth cabinet minister in British Columbia says she won't run in the next election.
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About 3,000 people in B.C. under COVID-19 monitoring, 97 new positive cases

VICTORIA — British Columbia reported 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the province extended its state of emergency until the end of September.
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NDP-Green agreement provides stability during pandemic: new Green leader

NDP-Green agreement provides stability during pandemic: new Green leader

VICTORIA — The newly elected leader of the B.C. Green party says a power-sharing agreement with the New Democrats provides necessary stability during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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B.C. human rights commissioner calls for data collection to tackle inequity

B.C. human rights commissioner calls for data collection to tackle inequity

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province isn't collecting enough demographic information in order to tackle racism and social inequality.
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Hospitalizations climb to 67 in B.C. with 97 new COVID-19 cases

Hospitalizations climb to 67 in B.C. with 97 new COVID-19 cases

A new long-term care facility outbreak announced in the Vancouver Coastal Health region
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B.C. First Nations ask privacy watchdog to force release of more COVID-19 data

VICTORIA — A coalition of First Nations is asking British Columbia's privacy commissioner to compel the Health Ministry to disclose presumptive COVID-19 cases in their communities.
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