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Here is how contact tracing slows the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. (INFOGRAPHIC)

Here is how contact tracing slows the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. (INFOGRAPHIC)

"Our contact tracers not only work to track and stop the spread of COVID-19, they are also there to support COVID-19 patients."
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Can you get fired for something offensive you post outside of work or for being at an anti-mask rally?

Can you get fired for something offensive you post outside of work or for being at an anti-mask rally?

B.C. employment and human rights lawyer answers these questions and more.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

Four more people have died from the virus across the province, raising the death toll to 1,263.
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Metro Vancouver woman catalogues life with COVID-19 in the ICU (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Metro Vancouver woman catalogues life with COVID-19 in the ICU (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

"Never take your life for granted."
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Variant-hunting researchers on the cutting edge of B.C.'s race against COVID

Variant-hunting researchers on the cutting edge of B.C.'s race against COVID

Researchers in B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control identified the first case of coronavirus in B.C. A year later, they are tracking new virus "variants of concern."
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Canada to extract one extra vaccine dose from Pfizer vials

Canada to extract one extra vaccine dose from Pfizer vials

Modified extraction method requires specialized equipment
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Some B.C. seniors may receive vaccine clinic instructions within days

Some B.C. seniors may receive vaccine clinic instructions within days

Older British Columbians may receive instructions for getting vaccinated against COVID-19 within the coming days
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Active COVID-19 infections, and hospitalizations continue to fall across B.C.

Active COVID-19 infections, and hospitalizations continue to fall across B.C.

Another 13 people have died from COVID-19 in B.C., raising the province's death toll to 1,259
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Over a dozen North Shore school classes receive COVID exposure warnings

Over a dozen North Shore school classes receive COVID exposure warnings

Some students and staff at Brooksbank Elementary in North Van now self-isolating
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. drop to 11-week low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. drop to 11-week low

Six more people have died from COVID-19, raising B.C.'s death toll from the pandemic to 1,246.
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