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BALDREY: Vast majority of British Columbians are working hard to follow public health orders

BALDREY: Vast majority of British Columbians are working hard to follow public health orders

The looming Christmas season will prove to be perhaps the most critical time of this pandemic
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COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, ICU wards rises to record level

COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, ICU wards rises to record level

B.C. has never had a higher number of serious COVID-19 infections than it has right now, with a record 361 patients in hospital with infections, and a record 93 of those people in intensive care units.
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Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

Health-care worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.

In a tweet Tuesday afternoon, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix shared a photo of a woman with her sleeve rolled up at a nondescript table in a plain room
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Health order enforcement to amp up in the next two weeks: Horgan

Health order enforcement to amp up in the next two weeks: Horgan

B.C. Premier John Horgan said the province will increase enforcement of health orders in the next two weeks, including pursuing and collecting from those who are issued fines.
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Squamish company creates cooling system for COVID-19 vaccines

Squamish company creates cooling system for COVID-19 vaccines

Quantum Technology leaps into the pandemic vaccine storage business
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BC SPCA calls for moratorium on mink farming due to possible mutation of COVID-19

BC SPCA calls for moratorium on mink farming due to possible mutation of COVID-19

Mink are solitary and semi-aquatic animals, but in fur farms, they are packed tightly together in high densities in wire cages.
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B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccinations set to begin Tuesday

B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccinations set to begin Tuesday

Health-care workers are on the top of the priority list for getting the vaccine
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Experts weigh-in on how to address COVID-19 conspiracy theorists

Experts weigh-in on how to address COVID-19 conspiracy theorists

Experts agree conspiracy theories are born out of fear and a need for answers no matter how outlandish
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B.C. sets new record for people actively infected with COVID-19

B.C. sets new record for people actively infected with COVID-19

New infections rise to 737—the highest number since December 2
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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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