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Ban on indoor dining at B.C. restaurants officially extended through May long weekend

Ban on indoor dining at B.C. restaurants officially extended through May long weekend

As expected, the current restriction banning indoor dining at restaurants across British Columbia has been extended.
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B.C. lowering age range for AstraZeneca vaccine to 40+

B.C. lowering age range for AstraZeneca vaccine to 40+

The government is forecasting that it will start to see the positive impacts of the vaccine program on hospitalizations starting at the end of April.
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Federal budget earmarks $30b for childcare as pandemic exposes inequalities

Federal budget earmarks $30b for childcare as pandemic exposes inequalities

Canada's finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the federal budget on Monday, revealing plans for $10-per-day childcare
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Man riding electric scooter collides with coyote in Stanley Park: VPD

Man riding electric scooter collides with coyote in Stanley Park: VPD

While laying injured on the ground, "two coyotes began tugging at the man’s jacket and clothes."
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Flood warning, watches issued as river levels in B.C. Interior swell with snowmelt

Flood warning, watches issued as river levels in B.C. Interior swell with snowmelt

VANCOUVER — Flood warnings and watches were in effect for a wide area of British Columbia's Interior because of snowmelt after several days of unseasonably hot weather, causing rivers and streams to surge.
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Opinion: Sometimes, like Ross and Rachel, you and your phone need a break

Opinion: Sometimes, like Ross and Rachel, you and your phone need a break

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Weekend gatherings in Vancouver prompt Vancouver mayor to warn of changing tactics

Weekend gatherings in Vancouver prompt Vancouver mayor to warn of changing tactics

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he has contacted the city's chief of police after several gatherings on the weekend violated COVID-19 health restrictions.
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Wildfire fanned by winds near Merritt, B.C., prompts evacuation alert

Wildfire fanned by winds near Merritt, B.C., prompts evacuation alert

MERRITT, B.C. — A wildfire burning near homes in British Columbia's southern interior has prompted the first evacuation alert of B.C.'s barely three-week-old wildfire season.
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Dolphins spotted off of Squamish (VIDEO)

Dolphins spotted off of Squamish (VIDEO)

Squamish photographer spots the mammals in Howe Sound for the second time in 56 years.
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Police investigate shooting death of man outside downtown Vancouver restaurant

Police investigate shooting death of man outside downtown Vancouver restaurant

Vancouver police say one man was killed in what they believe was a targeted shooting in a downtown neighbourhood. They say there have been no arrests.
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