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'I saw her cry for 7 months': cancelled flights to Mexico prompt anxiety over family separation, migrant workers

'I saw her cry for 7 months': cancelled flights to Mexico prompt anxiety over family separation, migrant workers

The three-month cancellation of Canadian flights to Mexico and the Caribbean has prompted anxiety over family separation and fears the measures could interrupt the flow of migrant workers and lead to a North America-wide recession
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This Burnaby school has had 9 COVID-19 exposures in January

This Burnaby school has had 9 COVID-19 exposures in January

Fraser Health has updated its school exposure tracker
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. continue to trend down

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. continue to trend down

The number of those hospitalized in B.C. with COVID-19 was less than 300 for the second day in a row, on January 29, after nine weeks of being above that level.
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B.C.'s low vaccine supply 'proving to be a challenge': Henry

B.C.'s low vaccine supply 'proving to be a challenge': Henry

Delays from both Pfizer and Moderna slow B.C.'s vaccination efforts
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Premier Horgan responds to Canada's new international travel restrictions

Premier Horgan responds to Canada's new international travel restrictions

"If you do not need to travel, don't."
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A $2,000 hotel? What you need to know about Canada's new travel restrictions

A $2,000 hotel? What you need to know about Canada's new travel restrictions

Returning travellers must now be tested on arrival, spend three nights in a hotel at their own cost and, if they test positive, wait out their isolation period in a government facility.
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Two Burnaby COVID-19 outbreaks continue, one declared over

Two Burnaby COVID-19 outbreaks continue, one declared over

Rideau Retirement outbreak is now over
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Canada bolsters travel restrictions, suspends all flights to Mexico and Caribbean

Canada bolsters travel restrictions, suspends all flights to Mexico and Caribbean

New measures are meant to diminish threat of COVID-19 variants from entering the country.
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B.C. researcher studies physical impact of stress on nurses

B.C. researcher studies physical impact of stress on nurses

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Opinion: ‘Fake’ or ‘scam’ ads are targeting Burnaby job hunters

Opinion: ‘Fake’ or ‘scam’ ads are targeting Burnaby job hunters

Job hunters fall victim to bait and switch
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