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1,215 British Columbians vaccinated for COVID-19 so far

Vaccination of long-term care facility residents and care workers will be 'a game-changer for us', says Dr. Bonnie Henry

Dec 17, 2020 4:35 PM Read more >

Q&A: Dr. Bonnie Henry on pandemic lessons learned and her optimism for the future

Q&A: The public face of B.C.’s struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic shares lessons learned, scary surprises, and her optimism about the months ahead

Dec 17, 2020 3:59 PM Read more >

Big White ski resort in Kelowna, B.C., fires staff after spread of COVID-19

Big White Ski Resort says it has fired "a number" of staff after a cluster of 60 cases of COVID-19 was discovered earlier this week.

Dec 17, 2020 3:56 PM Read more >

B.C. confirms 673 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 44,776

Officials announced 21 new COVID-19 related deaths Thursday

Dec 17, 2020 3:54 PM Read more >

B.C. care home preparations before pandemic lockdown saved lives of seniors: study

Poor communication from provincial government, unions posed problems in keeping seniors safe

Dec 17, 2020 3:41 PM Read more >

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 .

Dec 17, 2020 1:59 PM Read more >

First vaccine recipient in Fraser Health hasn’t seen her children in ages

Fraser Health released a video showing the first vaccination

Dec 17, 2020 12:48 PM Read more >

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

Dec 17, 2020 9:41 AM Read more >

Worker at Richmond FreshCo grocery store tests positive for COVID-19

An employee at a bargain grocery franchise store in Richmond has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Dec 17, 2020 9:17 AM Read more >

B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son

Gillian McIntosh was given an emergency C-section after arriving at an Abbotsford hospital in November with COVID-19 symptoms.

Dec 17, 2020 7:25 AM Read more >

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