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B.C. health officials urge residents to keep up 'forward momentum' on COVID-19

B.C. health officials urge residents to keep up 'forward momentum' on COVID-19

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say progress is being made in the efforts to push back the COVID-19 virus and get to the days of fewer restrictions in the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr.
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Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites 'internal issues'

Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites 'internal issues'

VICTORIA — The chief executive officer of the Royal B.C. Museum is resigning. The museum's board of directors says Jack Lohman will step down Friday after nine years as CEO.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

Four more people have died from the virus across the province, raising the death toll to 1,263
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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in B.C., as do active infections, marking pause in recent headway

Four more people have died from the virus across the province, raising the death toll to 1,263.
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Developer’s 'dog and pony show' fetches six years in prison

Developer’s 'dog and pony show' fetches six years in prison

Mark John Chandler gets 21 extra months for adding to his rap sheet, following L.A.-based fraud scheme.
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COVID-19 active cases drop in three Metro Vancouver jails

COVID-19 active cases drop in three Metro Vancouver jails

Nine inmates test positive in Surrey, Port Coquitlam and Maple Ridge
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Developer’s ‘dog and pony show’ fetches six years in prison

Developer’s ‘dog and pony show’ fetches six years in prison

Mark John Chandler gets 21 extra months for adding to his rap sheet, following L.A.-based fraud scheme
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B.C. health authority's cybersecurity lacking on medical devices, says audit

B.C. health authority's cybersecurity lacking on medical devices, says audit

VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia's auditor general says thousands of medical devices used to diagnose and treat people lack effective cybersecurity protections.
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Variant-hunting researchers on the cutting edge of B.C.'s race against COVID

Variant-hunting researchers on the cutting edge of B.C.'s race against COVID

Researchers in B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control identified the first case of coronavirus in B.C. A year later, they are tracking new virus "variants of concern."
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Mom who abducted children from Hong Kong wins battle to keep them in Burnaby

Mom who abducted children from Hong Kong wins battle to keep them in Burnaby

B.C. Supreme Court decision denying father's bid to get the three children back was "very unusual," says family law lawyer
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