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Opinion: Troubling B.C. trend sees first COVID-19 doses crater

Opinion: Troubling B.C. trend sees first COVID-19 doses crater

Percentage of people getting first doses slowing down
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Scorching heat forces Burnaby residents to switch to different COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Scorching heat forces Burnaby residents to switch to different COVID-19 vaccine clinic

People booked from noon and later must go to Christine Sinclair Community Centre
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Fake COVID-19 vaccine cards are being sold on the 'dark web.' How will Canada verify the real ones?

Fake COVID-19 vaccine cards are being sold on the 'dark web.' How will Canada verify the real ones?

"Some travellers may attempt to use fraudulent documentation when seeking entry to Canada."
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B.C. death toll from COVID-19 rises by two, to 1,749

B.C. death toll from COVID-19 rises by two, to 1,749

Hospitalizations return to a level not seen since November 6.
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'We need to be very alert': Three UBC experts address threat of new 'delta plus' variant in B.C.

'We need to be very alert': Three UBC experts address threat of new 'delta plus' variant in B.C.

South of the border, Dr. Fauci said that "the delta variant is currently the greatest threat in the U.S. in our attempt to eliminate COVID-19."
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B.C. deletes tweet asking people to narc on unvaccinated friends and family

B.C. deletes tweet asking people to narc on unvaccinated friends and family

Tweet asked people to tag others who haven't had their first dose
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Three more die from COVID-19 in B.C.; vaccination second-doses soar

Three more die from COVID-19 in B.C.; vaccination second-doses soar

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. fall to low not seen since August 31.
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Burnaby close to counting weekly COVID-19 cases on two hands

Burnaby close to counting weekly COVID-19 cases on two hands

Surrey remains Fraser Health's hotspot
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New and active COVID-19 infections stay low in B.C.

New and active COVID-19 infections stay low in B.C.

One more death raises B.C.'s pandemic death toll to 1,744.
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Two Burnaby areas now have a 0% COVID-19 positivity rate

Two Burnaby areas now have a 0% COVID-19 positivity rate

Two other quadrants in Burnaby sitting at 1% positivity rate
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