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B.C. sets record for number of people in intensive care units with COVID-19

B.C. sets record for number of people in intensive care units with COVID-19

Number of cases of the Brazilian variant P.1 are exploding
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B.C.-wide online vaccine booking set for Tuesday launch

B.C.-wide online vaccine booking set for Tuesday launch

Eligible British Columbians will first need to register before being able to book vaccination
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John Coupar is the NPA’s mayoral candidate for the 2022 election

John Coupar is the NPA’s mayoral candidate for the 2022 election

Coupar is a longtime park board commissioner
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Insider trading: April 5, 2021

Insider trading: April 5, 2021

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended March 24, 2021. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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B.C. sets record for new COVID-19 cases on April 2, and again April 3

B.C. sets record for new COVID-19 cases on April 2, and again April 3

Province also sets records for new daily vaccinations in past two days
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B.C. retail spending continues to rise after December setback

B.C. retail spending continues to rise after December setback

B.C. retail spending rebounded 4.4% in January after a December dip to $8.36 billion, marking its eighth increase in nine months. Year-over-year sales rose to 15%. In contrast, national sales fell 1.1% from December and rose only 1.
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Workers can't get fired now for taking time off to vaccinate, says B.C. government

Workers can't get fired now for taking time off to vaccinate, says B.C. government

Canada's largest private-sector union says new rules don't go far enough and workers shouldn't lose pay to get vaccinated
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B.C. pauses early COVID-19 vaccinations for essential workers ‘for now’

B.C. pauses early COVID-19 vaccinations for essential workers ‘for now’

Suspension comes amid uncertainty over status of AstraZeneca vaccine
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New COVID-19 cases remain elevated, as B.C. reports five new deaths

New COVID-19 cases remain elevated, as B.C. reports five new deaths

Number of people vaccinated at least once in B.C. passes 700,000
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Surrey police: How it started and how it’s going

Surrey police: How it started and how it’s going

A historic transition from Surrey RCMP to the Surrey Police Service has come under political fire but the new SPS chief says delays will be smoothed over by 2024
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