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COVID-19 deaths remain high in B.C. as vaccine rollout nears

COVID-19 deaths remain high in B.C. as vaccine rollout nears

619 more people have had COVID-19 infections detected in the past day
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First COVID-19 vaccinations being given next week in B.C.

First COVID-19 vaccinations being given next week in B.C.

Province plans to vaccinate 10% of population by end of March
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UPDATED: CBSA official admits error in documenting contact with FBI

UPDATED: CBSA official admits error in documenting contact with FBI

One of the top Canada Border Services Agency officials at the Vancouver International Airport at the time of Meng Wanzhou’s arrest admitted a mistake was made in the official’s legal Will Say in that the CBSA official did talk to an FBI legal attache
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COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

Laws relaxed at pandemic start now extended into 2021
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Vancouver council rejects VPD budget request by $5.7 million

Vancouver council rejects VPD budget request by $5.7 million

Council approved property tax hike of 5% on city-wide $1.597 billion operating budget
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Vaccine delay threatens health of B.C. economy

Vaccine delay threatens health of B.C. economy

But competitive advantage for some industries might not be lost even if COVID-19 vaccine is slow to arrive in Canada
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Surrey hikes taxes 10.7% in controversial city budget

Surrey hikes taxes 10.7% in controversial city budget

Councillors square off at Surrey City Council over defining the precise nature of the municipal tax increases
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B.C.'s death toll from COVID-19 passes 100 so far in December

B.C.'s death toll from COVID-19 passes 100 so far in December

Data for new cases, hospitalizations, ICU patients and other metrics are on the decline
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UPDATED: CBSA giving Meng Wanzhou's passcodes to police was '100% accidental'

UPDATED: CBSA giving Meng Wanzhou's passcodes to police was '100% accidental'

One of the top Canada Border Services Agency officials at Vancouver International Airport in 2018 - at the time of the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
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Civil rights legal warrior Joe Arvay dead at 71

Civil rights legal warrior Joe Arvay dead at 71

Arvay “helped shape our understanding of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”
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