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B.C. records two more COVID-19 deaths, as vaccination roll-out stays slow

B.C. records two more COVID-19 deaths, as vaccination roll-out stays slow

Only 7,501 vaccine doses administered in past day, as total number of British Columbians vaccinated approaches 200,000.
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Diners’ private information compromised when left in open

Diners’ private information compromised when left in open

Personal information is solely for contact tracing, not marketing: B.C. privacy commissioner
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Hospital cleaning staff waiting for vaccine, part of Phase 2

Hospital cleaning staff waiting for vaccine, part of Phase 2

Dr. Bonnie Henry says the ministry is looking at which jobs are the most at risk for infections and outbreaks.
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Homicide team joins probe into death of 11-year-old injured in his Fraser Valley home

Homicide team joins probe into death of 11-year-old injured in his Fraser Valley home

AGASSIZ, B.C. — An autopsy is expected after the death of an 11-year-old boy severely injured several days ago at his family's home east of Vancouver.
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No pirate hat for Pastafarian’s driver’s licence photo: court

No pirate hat for Pastafarian’s driver’s licence photo: court

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster member says religious rights breached.
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Chief Coroner: Illicit drug supply in B.C. ‘becoming even deadlier’

Chief Coroner: Illicit drug supply in B.C. ‘becoming even deadlier’

A total of 165 people in B.C. died of an overdose in January 2021
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Third youth arrested after student assaulted outside Surrey, B.C., high school

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say a third suspect has surrendered to police after a youth was assaulted with a weapon Monday in an attack outside a school in Surrey, B.C.
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Seth Rogen’s cannabis goes on sale in the U.S., website crashes immediately

Seth Rogen’s cannabis goes on sale in the U.S., website crashes immediately

The Canadian/American actor says the passion project has been 10 years in the making
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Horgan silent on China’s alleged genocide tied to B.C. trade agreement

Horgan silent on China’s alleged genocide tied to B.C. trade agreement

B.C. has an MOU on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which is seen by some as a primary motive behind acts to suppress Muslims in Xinjiang
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Richmond company behind cameras that filmed NASA's Perseverance landing on Mars

Richmond company behind cameras that filmed NASA's Perseverance landing on Mars

Richmond company FLIR Systems Inc's industrial-use cameras are designed to withstand some of the toughest conditions on earth
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