COVID-19
Man loses bid for refund after COVID-cancelled camping trip in BC
Man jailed for role in Coutts COVID protest gains bail pending appeal
Alberta doctors association raises concerns over premier limiting free COVID vaccines
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Protester at 2022 COVID blockade-protest gets 90-day community sentence
The last of three protesters convicted of mischief for his role in a border protest in southern Alberta has been given a 90-day conditional sentence…
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Alberta COVID panel strikes the name of contributor from report, issues correction
A panel commissioned by the Alberta government has struck the name of an expert contributor from its COVID-19 report, saying it was included "in error."…
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Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions
In early 2020, Lili Wu was already "armed to the teeth" whenever she ventured to public places near her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. —…
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BC nurses who refused COVID-19 vaccine lose fight with their union
A group of B.C. nurses have lost another round in their long battle against job losses for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The 83 nurses…
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Flu driving spike in respiratory illness in BC, but COVID-19 numbers low
New data shared by British Columbia's Centre for Disease Control shows the province has one of the worst flu rates in Canada, as a holiday-season…
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‘Deeply religious’ Interior Health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal
A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after…
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‘Baffling’: MP says Alberta minister made false claims about pandemic bill
A Liberal member of Parliament says he's baffled by the Alberta United Conservative government's response to his private member's bill about pandemic preparedness. The bill…
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Bonnie Henry worried BC is in ‘phase of collective forgetting’ about COVID-19 era
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has said she’s worried that British Columbia has entered “a phase of collective forgetting” about the COVID-19 era. Asked…
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‘Not against vaccines in any way’: Group labelled ‘anti-vax’ by BC NDP says party ‘mischaracterized us’
The president of the group whose conversation with BC Conservative Leader John Rustad dominated the election news cycle for several days has claimed the BC…
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John Rustad says he suffered heart problems after getting COVID-19 shot
BC Conservatives Leader John Rustad has said he suffered heart problems after receiving his second COVID-19 vaccination. He made the claim at a press conference…