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COVID-19: Ottawa expands lockdown programs as Omicron surges

COVID-19: Ottawa expands lockdown programs as Omicron surges

Expanded programs set to cost $4b
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Here's why B.C. is not implementing travel restrictions over the holidays

Here's why B.C. is not implementing travel restrictions over the holidays

Not everyone should be travelling, says B.C.'s top doctor
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Pandemic forces local charities to innovate to survive

Pandemic forces local charities to innovate to survive

Surrey Hospital Foundation turns to online auction as an alternative source of revenue
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B.C.'s daily COVID number surges to all-time high

B.C.'s daily COVID number surges to all-time high

New record high fuelled by Omicron variant as restrictions are reimposed
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No holiday ramp-up for COVID-19 boosters as B.C. secures mass vax sites for January

No holiday ramp-up for COVID-19 boosters as B.C. secures mass vax sites for January

Some vaccine clinics still reducing capacity amid holiday Omicron surge
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B.C. expected to dramatically expand rapid COVID testing in face of Omicron

B.C. expected to dramatically expand rapid COVID testing in face of Omicron

Province has requested 11 million tests from federal government's expected cache of 84 million by mid-January
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Daily new COVID-19 cases in B.C. surge past 900 as Omicron concern grows

Daily new COVID-19 cases in B.C. surge past 900 as Omicron concern grows

New infections last week mostly happened among fully vaccinated people, data shows
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Omicron's spread in B.C.: How much and how fast

Omicron's spread in B.C.: How much and how fast

Public health labs can't sequence Omicron fast enough to provide real-time data; but it is assumed by officials the new COVID-19 variant will represent nearly all cases in the very near future
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Insider trading: December 20, 2021

Insider trading: December 20, 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 December 8, 2021. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Omicron helps new COVID-19 infections in B.C. soar

Omicron helps new COVID-19 infections in B.C. soar

B.C.'s known number of Omicron cases more than doubled, to 302 cases, in the past day
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