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BCCDC identifies 5 new Vancouver flights for possible COVID-19 exposure

BCCDC identifies 5 new Vancouver flights for possible COVID-19 exposure

Any travellers returning to B.C. are encouraged to check the public health agency's website for updates about flights identified for the risk of exposure.
Superstore, Your Independent Grocer employees test positive for COVID-19

Superstore, Your Independent Grocer employees test positive for COVID-19

Three employees at two locations in Metro Vancouver have been added to the growing list of virus infections for Loblaw-owned stores in B.C.
Workers at more No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart and City Market stores test positive for COVID-19

Workers at more No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart and City Market stores test positive for COVID-19

The stores are not listed by either Fraser Health or Vancouver Coastal Health as public exposure locations.
Here's why you might see RCMP officers aboard BC Ferries now

Here's why you might see RCMP officers aboard BC Ferries now

If necessary, Transport Canada can issue an administrative monetary penalty to non-compliant passengers.
COVID public exposure warning expands significantly for Fraser Valley restaurant

COVID public exposure warning expands significantly for Fraser Valley restaurant

This further exposure notice covers four additional days, more than doubling the number of days upon which diners may have come in contact with someone infected with the virus.
B.C. announces 567 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday; increasing regional restrictions for two weeks

B.C. announces 567 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday; increasing regional restrictions for two weeks

No more social gatherings, period, says B.C.'s top doctor
A B.C. billboard is featuring ads from a vaccine-skeptic group questioning COVID-19 recommendations

A B.C. billboard is featuring ads from a vaccine-skeptic group questioning COVID-19 recommendations

The ads direct people to Vaccine Choice Canada’s website, where the safety of vaccines is questioned, despite a decades-old global scientific consensus that has determined them safe
4 more B.C. flights flagged for COVID-19 exposure Friday

4 more B.C. flights flagged for COVID-19 exposure Friday

Passengers who travelled on domestic flights identified for having a confirmed COVID-19 case on board are encouraged to self-monitor for symptoms
How much COVID-19 risk is too much? Advice to parents from Dr. Bonnie Henry

How much COVID-19 risk is too much? Advice to parents from Dr. Bonnie Henry

First: lay off the birthday parties and sleepovers.
Alberta abandons contact tracing. Will Fraser Health be next?

Alberta abandons contact tracing. Will Fraser Health be next?

Fraser Health's rising caseloads have made the region the epicentre of the province’s pandemic, with the province's top doctor suggesting further regional restrictions may be on the horizon.
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