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B.C. identifies first case of infectious coronavirus variant found in South Africa

January 15, 2021 Admin ‘infectious’, Africa, B.C., case, coronavirus, first, found, Identifies, South, variant

B.C.’s provincial health officer has confirmed the first case of a more infectious coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa. Dr. Bonnie Henry

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‘Worrying’ number of tourists from outside B.C. prompts Whistler doctor to call for travel ban

January 13, 2021 Admin B.C., call, Doctor, from, number, outside, prompts, Tourists, travel', Whistler, worrying

An emergency room doctor in Whistler is calling on the B.C. government to restrict travel from other provinces after seeing

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Investigation finds widespread racism and discrimination against Indigenous peoples in B.C. health-care system

December 1, 2020 Admin against, B.C., discrimination, finds, healthcare, indigenous, investigation, People's, racism, system, widespread

Racism, stereotyping and discrimination against Indigenous peoples in the B.C. health-care system are widespread and can be deadly, according to

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Unusable masks, catered meals, redone renos: B.C. health minister orders review of PHSA spending

November 30, 2020 Admin B.C., catered, health, masks, meals, Minister, orders, PHSA, redone, renos, review, spending', Unusable

British Columbia’s health minister has ordered an immediate review of alleged misspending by the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) during

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B.C. hotel employee spat on by customer refusing to wear mask has heart attack shortly after, manager says

November 25, 2020 Admin after, attack, B.C., customer, employee, Heart, hotel, manager, mask, refusing, says, Shortly, spat, wear

An accountant for a hotel in downtown Nelson, B.C., had a heart attack and collapsed shortly after being spat upon

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B.C. brings in sweeping new measures to control COVID-19, including mandatory masks

November 20, 2020 Admin B.C., brings, control, COVID19, including, mandatory, masks, measures, sweeping

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced wide-ranging new rules for controlling the spread of COVID-19, including mandatory masks

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Health officials warn of increasing strain on B.C. hospital system due to COVID-19

November 19, 2020 Admin B.C., COVID19, health, hospital, increasing, officials, strain, system, warn

The latest: Health officials in British Columbia are warning of increasing strain on the health-care system as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 209 —

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B.C. premier calls for restriction on non-essential travel between provinces

November 18, 2020 Admin B.C., between, calls, nonessential, Premier, provinces, restriction, travel'

The latest: Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that the province’s COVID-19 hot spots are “staring down the barrel of another lockdown”

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B.C. woman gives birth while in coma due to COVID-19

November 16, 2020 Admin B.C., birth, coma, COVID19, gives, Woman

Dave McIntosh is in “uncharted territory”: he’s able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital

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B.C. announces new COVID-19 restrictions for Metro Vancouver health regions for 2 weeks as cases surge

November 8, 2020 Admin announces, B.C., cases, COVID19, health, Metro, regions, Restrictions, surge, Vancouver, weeks'

British Columbia’s top health officials have announced sweeping new COVID-19 restrictions for the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions for

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