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Privacy commissioner rejects First Nations’ COVID-19 data release complaint

Privacy commissioner rejects First Nations’ COVID-19 data release complaint

B.C.’s Ministry of Health doesn’t have to give three First Nations COVID-19 data on cases outside their communities, B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner ruled Dec. 17 .
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B.C. deficit expected to hit $13.6 billion as pandemic costs mount

B.C. deficit expected to hit $13.6 billion as pandemic costs mount

Continuing COVID-19 response measures will add another $851 million in debt
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B.C. has deadliest week so far in pandemic with 133 COVID-19 deaths

B.C. has deadliest week so far in pandemic with 133 COVID-19 deaths

640 new cases were identified overnight, while hospitalizations stay at a record level
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B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccinations set to begin Tuesday

B.C.’s first COVID-19 vaccinations set to begin Tuesday

Health-care workers are on the top of the priority list for getting the vaccine
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. pass 10,000 for the first time

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. pass 10,000 for the first time

There were 2,146 new COVID-19 cases detected and 49 more deaths in B.C. in the past three days
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B.C. sets new record for people actively infected with COVID-19

B.C. sets new record for people actively infected with COVID-19

New infections rise to 737 – the highest number since December 2
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B.C. nurses deal with COVID ‘terror’ as stress, burnout, suicidal thinking rise

B.C. nurses deal with COVID ‘terror’ as stress, burnout, suicidal thinking rise

“We have seriously ill nurses who need mental health support to be able to continue to support their patients.”
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B.C. sets record with 28 COVID-19 deaths in 24-hour period

B.C. sets record with 28 COVID-19 deaths in 24-hour period

B.C. set a grim new record December 10, with 28 new COVID-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 587.
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COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

COVID-19 health privacy exemptions continue to be scrutinized

“We want to make sure those public bodies relying on the order are doing so because it’s related to COVID"
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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.

Within hours of Health Canada approving the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 Wednesday, B.C. public health officials announced their vaccination rollout plan for B.C.
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