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UPDATED: One Million Masks campaign coming to Sea to Sky

UPDATED: One Million Masks campaign coming to Sea to Sky

Surgical masks to be made available at two sites in Squamish and one in Pemberton
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Here is how contact tracing slows the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. (INFOGRAPHIC)

Here is how contact tracing slows the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. (INFOGRAPHIC)

"Our contact tracers not only work to track and stop the spread of COVID-19, they are also there to support COVID-19 patients."
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COVID-19 transmission is slowing in Whistler, says VCH

COVID-19 transmission is slowing in Whistler, says VCH

Whistler has now logged 614 cases since Jan. 1
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Can you get fired for something offensive you post outside of work or for being at an anti-mask rally?

Can you get fired for something offensive you post outside of work or for being at an anti-mask rally?

B.C. employment and human rights lawyer answers these questions and more.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

Four more people have died from the virus across the province, raising the death toll to 1,263.
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Metro Vancouver woman catalogues life with COVID-19 in the ICU (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Metro Vancouver woman catalogues life with COVID-19 in the ICU (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

"Never take your life for granted."
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Bus ride to Whistler flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure

Bus ride to Whistler flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure

BC Centre for Disease Control identified Jan. 29 Epic Rides trip from Vancouver to Whistler for potential exposure
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Variant-hunting researchers on the cutting edge of B.C.'s race against COVID

Variant-hunting researchers on the cutting edge of B.C.'s race against COVID

Researchers in B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control identified the first case of coronavirus in B.C. A year later, they are tracking new virus "variants of concern."
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Canada to extract one extra vaccine dose from Pfizer vials

Canada to extract one extra vaccine dose from Pfizer vials

Modified extraction method requires specialized equipment
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WorkSafeBC blitz finds COVID-19 violations at more than half its Whistler inspections

WorkSafeBC blitz finds COVID-19 violations at more than half its Whistler inspections

Common infractions include employers not conducting proper health checks, not having proper equipment available or used correctly, and infractions to occupancy limits
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