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Everything B.C. residents need to know about flight changes due to Omicron

Everything B.C. residents need to know about flight changes due to Omicron

Here's your comprehensive guide to not getting taken advantage of by Canadian airlines.
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'Bit of a gut punch': Vendors react to B.C. nixing wedding receptions

'Bit of a gut punch': Vendors react to B.C. nixing wedding receptions

Expert says diversification of services is important in weathering pandemic
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Omicron cases will overwhelm B.C. hospitals in January, says modelling group

Omicron cases will overwhelm B.C. hospitals in January, says modelling group

No matter what is done now, hospital admissions due to COVID-19 are projected to overwhelm capacity in January, says the independent group of researchers. They say B.C. needs to accelerate its booster campaign to fight a record surge in Omicron cases.
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Group calls for rapid tests to be publicly available, as B.C. hits highest daily case count yet

Group calls for rapid tests to be publicly available, as B.C. hits highest daily case count yet

Island Health added 176 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as the province’s daily case count of 1,474 broke a record set Tuesday, when there were 1,308 new cases.
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After a year of COVID-19 vaccine mandate outrage, is there more ahead?

After a year of COVID-19 vaccine mandate outrage, is there more ahead?

Conversations and debates about vaccine mandates will continue well into next year as policy-makers balance individual freedom and public well-being.
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Two COVID-19 cases reported in qathet region from December 12 to 18

Two COVID-19 cases reported in qathet region from December 12 to 18

Report follows previous reporting period (December 5 to 11) with nine cases in the Powell River local health area
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The BCCDC has released updated COVID-19 testing protocol (INFOGRAPHIC)

The BCCDC has released updated COVID-19 testing protocol (INFOGRAPHIC)

Omicron symptoms may be mild and the BCCDC outlines what symptoms to look out for and when to get tested.
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B.C.'s daily COVID-19 infections spike to another record high, surpassing 1,400

B.C.'s daily COVID-19 infections spike to another record high, surpassing 1,400

Sadly, six more people have died in the last 24 hours
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Here are the COVID-19 testing instructions you'll get at Vancouver International Airport (IMAGES)

Here are the COVID-19 testing instructions you'll get at Vancouver International Airport (IMAGES)

These are the sheets you'll be given when you arrive at the airport for testing and quarantine.
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'Remarkable': B.C. researchers get molecular look at Omicron variant spike protein

'Remarkable': B.C. researchers get molecular look at Omicron variant spike protein

UBC researchers say knowing molecular structure will allow scientists to develop more effective treatments against variants
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