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Here are the countries that have set 'vaccination expiration' dates for Canadians

Here are the countries that have set 'vaccination expiration' dates for Canadians

Find out everything you need to know about these new programs
Comment: Vaccine passports — a perspective from the frontlines

Comment: Vaccine passports — a perspective from the frontlines

Vaccine passports are a ticket to freedoms, not a ­violation of rights.
High B.C. ICU occupancy forces regional patient transfers

High B.C. ICU occupancy forces regional patient transfers

Patients unvaccinated against COVID-19 are prompting the moves.
Health authorities change tack on school COVID reporting, citing parent feedback

Health authorities change tack on school COVID reporting, citing parent feedback

The goal is to notify schools in a 'timely, less intrusive and more sustainable way,' Dr. Bonnie Henry said
Dr. Bonnie Henry urges pregnant women to get vaccinated

Dr. Bonnie Henry urges pregnant women to get vaccinated

The message follows the news that a number of young women who are pregnant are in intensive care.
Recovered from COVID? B.C.’s top doctors says you should still get vaxxed

Recovered from COVID? B.C.’s top doctors says you should still get vaxxed

Dr. Bonnie Henry also urges pregnant women to get vaccinated
Mental health concerns loom in COVID's second autumn

Mental health concerns loom in COVID's second autumn

Social interactions are increasing, but many employees are still working from home.
B.C.'s largest Indigenous government announces vaccine mandate

B.C.'s largest Indigenous government announces vaccine mandate

The Métis Nation of British Columbia supports over 90,000 self-declared Métis people in the province through several regional offices.
B.C. records 11 new COVID-19 deaths; hospitalizations keep rising

B.C. records 11 new COVID-19 deaths; hospitalizations keep rising

More COVID-19 patients are in B.C. ICUs than any time since May 7.
B.C. couple shares story of spending weeks in ICU with COVID-19

B.C. couple shares story of spending weeks in ICU with COVID-19

The West Kelowna pair hopes their tale inspires others to get vaccinated.