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Air quality in New Westminster, B.C., worse than New Delhi as pier fire adds to wildfire smoke

September 17, 2020 Admin adds, B.C., Delhi, fire, pier, quality, smoke, than, Westminster, wildfire, worse

Smoke blowing into parts of southern B.C. for the past three days has been so bad it landed Vancouver in the

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U.S. wildfire smoke clings to B.C., wafts east to Alberta

September 15, 2020 Admin Alberta, B.C., clings, East, smoke, U.S., wafts, wildfire

Smoke is expected to cloak two-thirds of British Columbia for another day or two, according to Environment Canada. Air quality is

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Some B.C. residents wonder: Are my symptoms related to COVID-19, or wildfire smoke?

September 14, 2020 Admin B.C., COVID19, related, residents, smoke, some, symptoms, wildfire, wonder

Much of southern B.C. has been shrouded in haze for days, the air feeling thick and chalky, the light giving

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B.C. to hire health-care workers, ramp up flu vaccines to prevent strain on hospitals during influenza season

September 9, 2020 Admin B.C., during, healthcare, hire, hospitals, Influenza, prevent', ramp, season, strain, vaccines, Workers

B.C. has released details of how it plans to manage COVID-19 and influenza cases in the fall and winter months and prevent a

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B.C. orders nightclubs, banquet halls closed as new coronavirus cases spike

September 9, 2020 Admin B.C., banquet, cases, closed, coronavirus, halls, nightclubs, orders, spike

B.C. is ordering nightclubs and stand-alone banquet halls closed, ending the sale of liquor at restaurants past 10 p.m. and

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‘I have a brother who’s an addict’: Emotional mayor highlights personal toll of northern B.C. overdose crisis

August 27, 2020 Admin addict, B.C., brother, crisis, emotional, highlights, Mayor, northern, overdose, personal, toll, Who’s

A B.C. mayor teared up during a council meeting Monday, revealing the impact addiction has had on her own family,

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Hospitalizations rising in B.C., as 269 new cases of COVID-19 added from the weekend

August 25, 2020 Admin 'rising, added, B.C., cases, COVID19, from, hospitalizations, weekend

The number of patients in hospital with COVID-19 continues to rise in B.C. after a weekend that saw 269 new cases

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B.C. hits highest ever count for active COVID-19 cases after confirming 236 new infections

August 19, 2020 Admin ‘confirming’, Active, after, B.C., cases, count, COVID19, ever, HIGHEST, hits, infections

British Columbia’s surge in new COVID-19 cases is showing no sign of slowing, with another 236 cases confirmed since Friday

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B.C. records more than 70 new daily COVID-19 cases 3 days in a row for 1st time since the pandemic began

August 15, 2020 Admin B.C., began, cases, COVID19, daily, days, more, pandemic, records, since, than, Time

B.C. health officials announced 84 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the first time the province has seen more than 70 daily cases for three

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Ryan Reynolds helps B.C. premier out, pleads with province’s young people to stop partying during pandemic

August 15, 2020 Admin B.C., during, helps, pandemic, partying, people, pleads, Premier, provinces, Reynolds, Ryan, stop, young

Premier John Horgan put out the call, and actor Ryan Reynolds has answered, pleading with young people in British Columbia to

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