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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ court rejects $1,500 COVID ticket appeal

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ court rejects $1,500 COVID ticket appeal

Nithya Geetapriya Ananda was fined $5,750, a penalty later reduced to $1,500.
Conviction quashed for Campbell River woman who coughed on grocery store employee

Conviction quashed for Campbell River woman who coughed on grocery store employee

The woman was accused of yelling and swearing that “COVID wasn’t f---ing real.â€
Class-action lawsuit approved over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care

Class-action lawsuit approved over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care

MONTREAL — A judge has approved a class-action lawsuit that accuses Quebec's health network of failing to protect long-term care centres during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and causing avoidable suffering and death to thousands of resident
Record number of hospitalizations as COVID and flu season peaks

Record number of hospitalizations as COVID and flu season peaks

Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said cases of Influenza A and RSV have been “steadily increasing over the last few weeksâ€
COVID outbreak declared on fifth floor of Nanaimo hospital

COVID outbreak declared on fifth floor of Nanaimo hospital

As of Thursday, a total of 10 hospital-acquired cases had been attributed to the outbreak
Health ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

Health ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

OTTAWA — Health ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant on Tuesday.
COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report

The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ government announced the one-time, tax-free benefit in March 2020, paying out $653 million.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ man sues WestJet for defamation following face-mask dispute

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ man sues WestJet for defamation following face-mask dispute

Man alleges flight attendants made 'false and defamatory' statements to authorities.
COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, says CDC

COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, says CDC

New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise.