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Investigation: Is Vancouver’s Chinatown dying?

Investigation: Is Vancouver’s Chinatown dying?

Pandemic-triggered increases in store closures, street disorder and anti-Asian racism have slammed the historic community, with a contrasting mix of unease and optimism among those who remain and those who left
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What does 'near normal' mean for B.C. schools? Here's what we know (and what we don't) about the fall

What does 'near normal' mean for B.C. schools? Here's what we know (and what we don't) about the fall

Some questions – and some answers – from the June 17 briefing by Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Dr. Bonnie Henry
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In-class K-12 instruction will return to 'near normal' by September

In-class K-12 instruction will return to 'near normal' by September

No decision about mask requirements in schools has been made yet.
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Four more COVID-19 deaths raise B.C. death toll to 1,738

Four more COVID-19 deaths raise B.C. death toll to 1,738

3,454,295 residents have received at least one dose of vaccine since B.C. provided its first dose exactly six months ago.
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Fraser Health turns off car dealer's engines after multiple COVID-19 cases

Fraser Health turns off car dealer's engines after multiple COVID-19 cases

Fraser Health has only one business listed on its COVID-19 workplace closures list. The latest, as of June 14, is Titanium Auto Group T2 on 19602 Fraser Hwy. in Langley.
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Delta truck stop becomes a COVID vaccine clinic

Delta truck stop becomes a COVID vaccine clinic

It’s the first of its kind in the province and is greatly appreciated by an industry that has worked at full speed and around the clock throughout the pandemic.
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Opinion: A first COVID-19 dose and loosened restrictions do not mean you're risk-free

Opinion: A first COVID-19 dose and loosened restrictions do not mean you're risk-free

At the time of writing this column, 73% of British Columbians have had their first COVID-19 vaccination, daily case numbers continue to drop and we’ve entered step two of B.C.’s Restart Plan.
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B.C. records no new COVID-19 deaths; serious infections subside

B.C. records no new COVID-19 deaths; serious infections subside

Number of those in intensive care units with the disease are at a level not seen since November 7.
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Feds eyeing 'phased approach' to vaccine passports, loosened border restrictions

Feds eyeing 'phased approach' to vaccine passports, loosened border restrictions

Border re-entry may undergo further changes this summer, says minister
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BCCDC identifies 11 new Vancouver flights for possible COVID-19 exposure

BCCDC identifies 11 new Vancouver flights for possible COVID-19 exposure

This list of flights with confirmed cases of the virus continues to grow.
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