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Strict health orders helping bend COVID curve in B.C., but numbers still rising

Strict health orders helping bend COVID curve in B.C., but numbers still rising

Province announces 518 new cases, for total of 48,027, and 19 new deaths
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B.C. to ‘slightly delay’ second dose of Pfizer vaccine in effort to inoculate more people

B.C. to ‘slightly delay’ second dose of Pfizer vaccine in effort to inoculate more people

Province says the change will allow more British Columbians to receive their first dose by March
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Meng Wanzhou to apply for change in bail conditions

Meng Wanzhou to apply for change in bail conditions

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou will apply to loosen her bail conditions in January, the court heard at her extradition hearings session Wednesday.
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UPDATED: Health Canada approves Moderna vaccine

UPDATED: Health Canada approves Moderna vaccine

Ottawa has secured 168,000 early doses of the vaccine
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Strong demand insulates B.C. forestry from pandemic

Strong demand insulates B.C. forestry from pandemic

Forestry has been a bright spot for B.C.’s economy during the pandemic after being hammered in 2019 when low prices, trade frictions and supply constraints resulted in mill curtailment and permanent closures in the province.
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B.C. reports 444 new cases of COVID-19

B.C. reports 444 new cases of COVID-19

To date, more than 4,000 British Columbians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
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Vaccine doses arrive in all of B.C.’s health regions

Vaccine doses arrive in all of B.C.’s health regions

Immunizations to begin in coming days across all regions of province
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COVID-19 'levelling' but at a high plateau, Henry says

COVID-19 'levelling' but at a high plateau, Henry says

1,667 new cases of COVID-19 infection and 41 new deaths in B.C. over the last three days, provincial health officer Bonnie Henry says
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Churches breaking COVID-19 rules still get government tax breaks

Churches breaking COVID-19 rules still get government tax breaks

B.C. Humanist Association says public health order violations by places of worship underscore need for public benefits test for tax breaks
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Health Canada approval of Moderna vaccine not expected for weeks

Health Canada approval of Moderna vaccine not expected for weeks

It looks increasingly unlikely regulators in Canada will authorize use of the Moderna Inc. (NYSE:MRNA) vaccine against COVID-19 before the end of 2020. While the U.S.
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