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06.04.2021 / 23:05

B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine registration website holds up amid opening day pressure

online booking system for immunizations has gone through the first morning without crashing.Public health officials were cautioning people to be patient with the new system when it launched Tuesday morning.As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, 93,031 people registered for their vaccine through the Get Vaccinated system.

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‘Up your eyebrow game’: UBC expert gives tips for better communication while wearing a face mask

coronavirus pandemic, having our faces covered can make communication with others tricky.Lorienne Jenstad, associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, says the added challenge of communicating with a mask on can prove to be a barrier to the kind of small social interactions that occur in places like grocery stores.“If that’s difficult and challenging, we may not have effort left over for interaction — things like ‘How’s your day going? — and that’s the part that I think we really need right now,” she said.Jenstad said non-verbal communication is key and now is the time to “up your eyebrow game.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Move your eyes.

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Forecast sees B.C.’s economy growing in 2021, but warns hospitality sector could lag

B.C. economy is predicting growth of 4.2 per cent this year, 4.5 per cent next year and three per cent in 2023.Central 1 Credit Union chief economist Bryan Yu said housing demand is anticipated to remain robust.The Bank of Canada, meanwhile, warned Tuesday that Canada’s housing market is showing “early signs” of overheating.B.C.’s exports should rebound over time, Central 1 said, as the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues.On the downside, Yu predicts the hospitality sector and other face-to-face services are unlikely to fully recover in the next couple of years.

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Anti-masker berates staff at Vancouver camera store

anti-mask activist.It happened at Kerrisdale Cameras on Feb. 9, where an unidentified man, who filmed the incident, confronted and berated staff when asked to put on a mask.

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Coronavirus: Richmond RCMP bust 2 illegal karaoke parties over the weekend

Coronavirus: Two $2,300 tickets handed out for separate parties at same B.C. vacation rental In total, 21 people were given tickets for $230 each and the organizer also received a $2,300 ticket.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In both cases, RCMP said the investigations continue to determine what other business and/or liquor-related charges may apply.“It’s quite clear that some people are still not getting the message,” Cpl.

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Coronavirus: B.C. government still processing more than 330K applications for recovery benefit

COVID-19 recovery benefit.As of the end of day Friday, the Ministry of Finance has approved 1.3 million applications but 333,035 applications remain that have not been processed and required review, the government said.They confirmed to Global News they have added additional staff and will add more if necessary to help process these applications.On Jan.

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Coronavirus: 64 COVID-19 cases now recovered at Big White cluster

The community cluster at Big White Ski Resort has grown to 96 confirmed cases, however Interior Health has confirmed 64 of them have now recovered.There was an increase of 20 new cases but they were expected, as many of them shared households with someone that had tested positive previously, according to IHA.“It’s great news that most of the cases linked to Big White have recovered and are no longer in isolation,” said Dr.

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Coronavirus: Okanagan post-secondary students navigating online learning

As the last semester of 2020 comes to an end, for many post-secondary students it’s the end of a unique semester centered around online learning.“Personally, it’s a lot tougher than in-person class,” said Alex Sol, a UBC Okanagan engineering student.“The interactions, the face-to-face with teachers and classmates that you don’t get makes it definitely much harder.” Canadian universities could lose millions, possibly billions due to coronavirus: StatCan Another Okanagan post-secondary student, Shayla Carson, just recently wrote a paper on how COVID-19 is impacting students.“Honestly, the kind of consensus (I’ve heard) across everybody, is that it’s generally harder,” said Carson.“Their anxiety seems to be a lot higher.”Carson said students

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Coronavirus: ‘Healthy’ B.C. family posts ad requesting exposure to COVID-19

COVID-19.Last week, an online ad appeared on a classified advertising website in the small interior city of Revelstoke.“We are a healthy family and we would like to safely expose ourselves to the virus, to help build our natural immunity,” the ad said.“We can house you for a night or however long it takes, and will provide all of your meals.” ‘Learn from our story’: How a B.C.

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RCMP say they’re not writing tickets for people driving together from different households

COVID-19 pandemic.There have been numerous posts and messages about people reportedly being stopped and fined by police for being in the same car together but not living in the same household.However, RCMP confirmed Friday these rumours are not true. Top 12 questions and answers from Global BC’s town hall with Adrian Dix and Dr.

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While COVID-19 surges, health officials cautiously optimistic seasonal flu cases dropping

COVID-19, health officials are cautiously optimistic that this year’s flu season will be a different story.Dr. Ran Goldman with UBC’s Faculty of Medicine says it might be more important than ever to get a flu shot to avoid a so-called “twindemic” that could come from a surge in cases of both COVID-19 and influenza.The number of Canadians who tested positive for influenza during the first week of November last year was 711.During the same week this year, only 17 have tested positive.

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B.C. drunk driver also violates non-essential travel orders after drinking at friend’s house

drinking and driving Tuesday night but also violated current COVID-19 provincial health orders, admitting he had been drinking at a friend’s house in another city.RCMP said the driver was pulled over during a roadblock and given an immediate roadside prohibition but when officers learned the driver had come from another city, they said it was just “recklessness compounded by more recklessness.” Coronavirus: Two $2,300 tickets handed out for separate parties at same B.C. vacation rental “It’s bad enough that someone would drink and drive, which obviously risks the safety of other people on the road.

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B.C.’s top doctor to present new modelling data following recent surge of COVID-19 cases

Global BC Facebook page and CKNW.The data is expected to show the recent trendlines on the spread of the novel coronavirus. Henry said the data will support the decision to implement new regional measures to crack down on social gatherings in Metro Vancouver.“In the last two weeks, we started to see rapid increasing growths, so more exponential growth, particularly focused in the Vancouver Coastal-Fraser Health regions,” Henry said Saturday when announcing the new measures.

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Surrey movie theatre that reopened amid COVID-19 closes after 200% rent increase, says owner

COVID-19 pandemic, he can’t afford the rent hike.“No one should be able to raise rents that much money,” he told Global News on Wednesday.

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B.C. school staff, middle and secondary students will be required to wear masks in high-traffic areas

COVID-19 cannot be maintained.Exceptions will be made for students who cannot wear a mask for a medical reason, the province said.Staff and students must still maintain physical distancing with people outside of their learning group at all times.

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Online petition calls to keep attendance at B.C. schools voluntary come September

change.org petition calling on the government to keep the fall return to the classroom optional has garnered more than 1,500 online signatures as of Monday morning.“In-class instructions should remain voluntary until there are clear evidence-based plans, guidelines, measures, enforcement and infrastructure in place for our schools to ensure that all people involved – our kids, the staff, and their families – can be safe,” the petition reads.“It is irresponsible to assume that students and school staff won’t further infect others and bring the virus home; UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, the return to schools should NOT be mandatory.”There have been mixed signals from the B.C.

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Coronavirus: Armstrong’s Caravan Farm Theatre launches fundraiser

Preparing for opening night at Armstrong’s theatre on the farm This season, the charitable organization was going to revive its traditional horse shows that it began 20 years ago. That has now been put on hold until next year but the theatre still needs support from its audience.Shook and her team have launched a fundraiser, asking those who would have bought tickets this year to donate what they would have spent.

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Kelowna country dance bar OK Corral closing after more than 30 years

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More testing sites considered amid Haida Gwaii coronavirus outbreak

Haida Gwaii, after declaring a community outbreak of COVID-19.The first case in the islands was made public on July 18, and Northern Health says it has now identified 13 cases.One person has recovered, and no one is in hospital with the virus in the islands. B.C.

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Coronavirus: B.C. teen uses 3D printer to make face shields

In his backyard, tucked next to a plastic slide, Grade 12 student Sean Uy has turned a 3D printing hobby into a life-saving project.

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‘Today I held his hand’: B.C. nurse pens heartbreaking poem after COVID-19 patient dies

An intensive-care nurse in Vancouver has written a touching poem about his final moments with a patient who died of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus: Street art to inform residents on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

How do you communicate the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic to a community dealing with entrenched homelessness and drug addiction like the Downtown Eastside?

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0