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British Columbia lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workersCollecting these records will allow health-care administrators to make staffing decisions in the event of an exposure, outbreak, or future pandemic.HealthJul 26
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B.C. health care, air traffic hit by global IT outage, ferries and transit unaffectedDisruptions are being felt in the airline, banking and health-care sectors after cybersecurity firm CrowdStrrike pushed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows.ConsumerJul 19
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Feel-good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the weekFrom B.C. athletes at the Paris Summer Olympics to the end of B.C.'s COVID-19 public health emergency, here are some good news we wanted to share this week.LifestyleJul 26
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Ashcroft, Spences Bridge, parts of Cache Creek now under wildfire evacuation alertMore than 250 wildfires are burning in British Columbia as much of the province continues to bake under a heat wave that is expected to last into next week.FireJul 19
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Wildfires erupt in B.C. with lightning, heat fuelling fires across provinceThe fast-moving Shetland Creek fire burning near Spences Bridge is of the most concern.CanadaJul 20
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Poverty the key factor in B.C. heat dome deaths: StudyA study of B.C.'s deadly 2021 heat dome says the risk factor most strongly associated with dying during the event was whether that person was receiving income assistance.HealthJul 25
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B.C. kept on cutting edge of the legal landscape around drug useIn 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web.HealthJul 18
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Safety, increased Wi-Fi access among $200M Northern B.C. highway improvementsThe B.C. and federal governments are jointly providing $195 million for a series of highway improvements in Tahltan Nation territory in the province's northwest.PoliticsJul 15
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B.C. boy’s story of torture, neglect has power to inspire system reform: reportThe Representative of Children and Youth released the report, titled Don’t Look Away - How one boy’s story has the power to shift a system of care for children and youth.PoliticsJul 16
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Canada, U.S. agree to update Columbia River Treaty that oversees western waterwayPrime Minister Justin Trudeau said the in-principle agreement will enable officials to update the treaty to ensure continued flood-risk management and co-operation on hydro power.CanadaJul 11
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BC United announces free shingles vaccines as part of campaignBC United announced that if the party wins the next provincial election, residents over the age of 50 will be able to receive shingles vaccines free of charge.PoliticsJun 8
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More than 1 in 3 British Columbians considering leaving due to high housing costs: pollA new poll from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute shows that residents across B.C. find that the BC NDP is not focusing enough on addressing housing needs.CanadaJun 10
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‘We just disagree’: Premier at odds with B.C.’s top doctor on drug legalizationThe comments came after provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry testified at a federal parliamentary standing committee on health on May 30.HealthJun 6
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B.C. families battle retirement home over security deposits: ‘It’s just not right’Greg Stewart is one of several people who allege a Langford independent living facility has wrongly withheld their family members' damage deposits when they moved out.ConsumerJul 9
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Family fund: $115K is the average gift for 1st-time homebuyers, CIBC saysSome Canadian family members now give their kids $115K on average to buy a home, a report found. It said relying on a family gift is “becoming the norm.”MoneyJun 25
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Some provinces are banning cellphones in classes. Here’s where and whenAs of June, there are at least five provinces with restrictions that will come into place this fall, with Quebec's own measure having taken effect this past January.CanadaJun 23
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Canada’s 85-and-over population set to triple over next 40 years: StatCanStatistics Canada projects the country's population could reach a medium-growth forecast of 63 million by 2073 and at least 3.3 million will be over 85.CanadaJun 24
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Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes seek government aid to save Fleming College programsPeterborough city council on Monday passed a motion encouraging both the federal and provincial governments to help save 29 programs at Fleming College.EducationJun 20
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Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fallAlberta had allowed school boards to set a patchwork of cellphone rules amid mounting concern from teachers and parents that the devices were disrupting learning.EducationJun 17
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‘Cruel, disrespectful’: B.C. family calls for changes to faith-based MAID policySam O'Neill, 34, was a patient at St. Paul's Hospital last year. She had terminal cancer but was denied MAID in the hospital due to its religious affiliation.HealthJun 19