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Opinion: Burnaby student alarmed people at his school ‘do not care about masks’

Opinion: Burnaby student alarmed people at his school ‘do not care about masks’

A Burnaby teen wants more specific data to raise awareness
Privacy commissioner rejects First Nations’ COVID-19 data release complaint

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

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

Fraser Health released a video showing the first vaccination
B.C. deficit expected to hit $13.6 billion as pandemic costs mount

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
Burnaby had its worst seven days for COVID-19 just last week

Burnaby had its worst seven days for COVID-19 just last week

Burnaby case numbers include outbreaks at Burnaby Hospital and Harmony Court
Trans Mountain work in Burnaby halted after worker seriously injured

Trans Mountain work in Burnaby halted after worker seriously injured

The injury follows multiple instances of Trans Mountain workers breaking COVID-19 rules
B.C. has deadliest week so far in pandemic with 133 COVID-19 deaths

B.C. has deadliest week so far in pandemic with 133 COVID-19 deaths

640 new cases were identified overnight, while hospitalizations stay at a record level
Five people have died since Sunday in this Burnaby COVID-19 outbreak

Five people have died since Sunday in this Burnaby COVID-19 outbreak

AgeCare Harmony Court operates a care home and suites for independent living
Burnaby restaurant gets closed down ‘due to COVID’

Burnaby restaurant gets closed down ‘due to COVID’

Burnaby set a record for cases in the first week of December
COVID-19 enforcement ramps up as B.C. breaches lead to over $280,000 in fines

COVID-19 enforcement ramps up as B.C. breaches lead to over $280,000 in fines

That number includes over $203,000 in provincial fines and over $78,000 in fines under the Federal Quarantine Act