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Family launches court action against Little Mountain Place care home

Family launches court action against Little Mountain Place care home

Facility on East 36th Avenue in Vancouver ravaged by 41 COVID-19 deaths
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#TheMoment: When did you realize COVID-19 had changed everything?

#TheMoment: When did you realize COVID-19 had changed everything?

#TheMoment is different for everyone, from watching children become online learners to not being able to say goodbye to loved ones.
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British Columbians reflect on the exact moment the pandemic sunk in (VIDEO)

British Columbians reflect on the exact moment the pandemic sunk in (VIDEO)

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Here is what it was like in B.C. at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (PHOTOS)

Here is what it was like in B.C. at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (PHOTOS)

From hoarding toilet paper to people wearing jugs on their heads at the airport, March 2020 looks decidedly different than March 2021.
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B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. records 531 new COVID-19 cases, as variant strains become more prevalent

B.C. has now detected 627 cases of mutant strains of the COVID-19 virus.
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Recalled YVR staff to work in vaccine clinics

Recalled YVR staff to work in vaccine clinics

YVR CEO Tamara Vrooman says airport reached partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health
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West Van woman hit with almost $7K in fines after skipping quarantine, visiting hospital

West Van woman hit with almost $7K in fines after skipping quarantine, visiting hospital

West Vancouver woman claimed she was exempt from quarantine but did not provide proof, police say
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After 90 calls, 96-year-old B.C. woman finally gets vaccine appointment

After 90 calls, 96-year-old B.C. woman finally gets vaccine appointment

A B.C. family had to ring the call centre more than 90 times before they got through to get their 96-year-old mother a COVID-19 vaccine appointment.
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B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

B.C. records 1,393 COVID-19-related deaths in year after first such fatality

A man in his 80s at North Vancouver's Lynn Valley Care Centre was the first to die from COVID-19 in Canada.
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Here are side effects you might experience after getting the COVID-19 vaccine (Infographic)

Here are side effects you might experience after getting the COVID-19 vaccine (Infographic)

The BCCDC also provides some important information about what to remember when you get the vaccine
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