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North Shore records highest ever number of new COVID cases

North Shore records highest ever number of new COVID cases

West Vancouver is among communities with highest infection rates in Lower Mainland
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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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WHL taps Vancouver smartphone tech for four-second COVID tests

WHL taps Vancouver smartphone tech for four-second COVID tests

Eight-week study will see how Light AI’s app stacks up vs. PCR tests in the hockey league
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Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

B.C. recorded 1,013 cases in the past day, for a total of 100,048.
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Here is a map of every pharmacy offering COVID-19 vaccines in Metro Vancouver (MAP)

Here is a map of every pharmacy offering COVID-19 vaccines in Metro Vancouver (MAP)

If you are between the ages of 55 and 65, you may now book your appointment with a participating pharmacy
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Frustration as AstraZeneca COVID vaccine appointments hard to get on North Shore

Frustration as AstraZeneca COVID vaccine appointments hard to get on North Shore

Only two pharmacies on the North Shore given doses of vaccine and all appointments booked before they officially opened on Wednesday
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Indigenous peoples 18 years and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in B.C.

Indigenous peoples 18 years and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in B.C.

All health authorities included
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London Drugs 'inundated' by vaccine booking calls, asks B.C. residents not to phone pharmacies

London Drugs 'inundated' by vaccine booking calls, asks B.C. residents not to phone pharmacies

London Drugs is offering vaccinations at three locations: North Vancouver, Coquitlam and Burnaby.
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Lower Mainland residents 55-65 can get COVID-19 vaccine at local pharmacy

Lower Mainland residents 55-65 can get COVID-19 vaccine at local pharmacy

The program, a partnership between Immunize BC and community pharmacists, launches on March 31.
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COVID-19 update: B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency

COVID-19 update: B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency

The extension comes in the wake of exponential growth in COVID-19 cases
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