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Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

BEIJING (AP) — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months.
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Arizona State hit with NCAA sanctions for improper football recruiting visits during pandemic

Arizona State hit with NCAA sanctions for improper football recruiting visits during pandemic

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-10 dead period.
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Hockey business is booming as the NHL bounces back from the pandemic in a big way

Hockey business is booming as the NHL bounces back from the pandemic in a big way

NEW YORK (AP) — Arenas are full, the NHL is a fixture on TV screens across North America, highlight-reel goals are talking points on a near-daily basis and “The Pat McAfee Show” even has a segment called “Hockey is Awesome.
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EU releases blocked funds of $6.7 billion to Poland as part of its post-pandemic recovery package

EU releases blocked funds of $6.7 billion to Poland as part of its post-pandemic recovery package

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union disbursed 6.3 billion euros (about $6.7 billion) to Poland as a part of the 27-nation bloc's post-pandemic recovery fund, the biggest single transfer ever to the country, a government minister said Monday.
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B.C. records two more COVID-19 deaths, as vaccination roll-out stays slow

B.C. records two more COVID-19 deaths, as vaccination roll-out stays slow

Two more British Columbians lost their lives while suffering from COVID-19, pushing the province's death toll from the virus to 1,365, provincial health officer Bonnie Henry said March 2.
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Rapid response teams in place to support COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools

Rapid response teams in place to support COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools

VICTORIA — Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says six new rapid response teams will help schools in B.C. identify gaps in COVID-19 safety plans to help reduce exposure risk.
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Diners’ private information compromised when left in open

Diners’ private information compromised when left in open

B.C. restaurants shouldn’t be leaving pandemic contact-tracing sign-in sheets in the open where everyone can see them, B.C.’s privacy commissioner says.
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Site C: COVID-19 daily update

Site C: COVID-19 daily update

BC Hydro has reported 49 cases of COVID-19 related to Site C since March 1, 2020, including one new case Feb. 24.
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Split over AstraZeneca vaccine sparks questions on who will get it as variants spread

Split over AstraZeneca vaccine sparks questions on who will get it as variants spread

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says new COVID-19 cases are starting to tick back up after a month-longdecline, giving urgency to the question of who should receive doses of the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to arrive in
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Most Canadians confident federal vaccine rollout is back on track: poll

Most Canadians confident federal vaccine rollout is back on track: poll

OTTAWA — A majority of Canadians believe Ottawa will follow through on its plan to provide enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for everyone who wants a shot by the fall, a new poll suggests.
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