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Metro Vancouver wastewater carries COVID-19, new app reveals viral load

Metro Vancouver wastewater carries COVID-19, new app reveals viral load

VANCOUVER — A new online tool allows Metro Vancouver residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 found in untreated wastewater at each of the region’s five wastewater treatment plants.
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Premier Horgan to present details of B.C.'s COVID-19 mass immunization plan

Premier Horgan to present details of B.C.'s COVID-19 mass immunization plan

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and health officials are set to reveal the details of British Columbia's COVID-19 mass immunization plan.
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Units in two Vancouver-area hospitals closed by COVID-19 outbreak

Units in two Vancouver-area hospitals closed by COVID-19 outbreak

VANCOUVER — Health officials have declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two more Metro Vancouver hospitals after finding evidence the virus was transmitted within a medicine unit at both locations.
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New B.C.-based clinical simulation tech changing the landscape of medical education

New B.C.-based clinical simulation tech changing the landscape of medical education

A new clinical training simulation platform from UBC professor Karim Qayumi is set to change the way medical students polish their skills
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B.C. records 589 new cases of COVID-19 as officials welcome new vaccine approvals

B.C. records 589 new cases of COVID-19 as officials welcome new vaccine approvals

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say the federal government's approval of two new vaccines is encouraging news and one more layer of protection to help get the province through the pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr.
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B.C. society against medical assistance in dying gets final notice to vacate property

B.C. society against medical assistance in dying gets final notice to vacate property

DELTA, B.C. — A provincially funded society that refused to provide medical assistance in dying has been issued a final notice about its breach of a lease at a facility in Delta, B.C. Fraser Health says it has ended its $1.
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B.C. Liberal party to choose new leader in February 2022

B.C. Liberal party to choose new leader in February 2022

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Liberal party will elect a new leader next February. The party says the winner of its leadership race will be announced on Feb. 5, 2022, after three days of voting by party members.
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'We love ya': Rock star Bryan Adams thanks Lions Gate Hospital for looking after his mom

'We love ya': Rock star Bryan Adams thanks Lions Gate Hospital for looking after his mom

"Thanks to the incredible staff at @lghfoundation (Lions Gate Hospital) in North Vancouver for taking such good care of my mum Jane."
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Prince George MLA Shirley Bond to remain interim BC Liberal leader until February 2022

Prince George MLA Shirley Bond to remain interim BC Liberal leader until February 2022

Party leadership election will take place Feb. 3-5, 2022
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B.C. man sentenced to 29 months, fined nearly $645K for tax evasion, forgery

B.C. man sentenced to 29 months, fined nearly $645K for tax evasion, forgery

VANCOUVER — The Canada Revenue Agency says a West Vancouver man has been sentenced to 29 months in jail and handed a stiff fine for attempting to avoid a tax bill.
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