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'We have excess vaccines': Alaska offers doses to B.C. town
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy tells Power & Politics his state has enough COVID-19 vaccines to share with residents of Stewart, B.C., and even with some residents in Yukon.
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Alaska's offers vaccines to B.C. and Yukon residents
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy tells Power & Politics his state has enough COVID-19 vaccines to share with residents of Stewart, B.C., and even with some residents in Yukon.
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Canadian Medical Association president says vaccinations key to mitigating 4th wave
Dr. Katharine Smart tells Power & Politics that increasing vaccinations to 85 per cent across the country will lessen the severity of the pandemic's fourth wave.
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B.C. hiker recounts 'terrifying' encounter with cougar
During a hike, a B.C. man was stalked by a cougar and eventually had to strike it with a big stick to drive it away.
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Provinces disappointed budget skipped increase to health-care funding: B.C. premier
Rosemary Barton Live speaks with the chair of the Council of the Federation, B.C. Premier John Horgan, on what he says was missing from the federal budget — an increase to health transfers. Plus, the conversation explores affordable...
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B.C. imposes 3-week circuit breaker restrictions across province
A steady climb in COVID-19 cases in British Columbia led officials to impose a three-week circuit breaker lockdown, bringing in the tightest restrictions the province has seen for months.
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Party leaders woo voters in B.C., Ont. and Que. | Campaign roundup Day 4
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaign in B.C., while Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet were in Quebec. Green Leader Annamie Paul campaigned in Ontario.
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2 doctors on how to deal with Canada’s coronavirus 3rd wave
Infectious disease specialists Dr. Lynora Saxinger and Dr. Zain Chagla discuss the latest restrictions in several provinces and how they're feeling about where we are in the third wave.
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Alberta investigating outbreaks of P1 variant of coronavirus
Alberta public health officials are investigating two workplace outbreaks of the P1 variant of the coronavirus first detected in Brazil. Intensive care physician Dr. Darren Markland likens being infected with P1 to 'getting hit with a...
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About 14 per cent of 1,900 individual COVID-19 fines have been paid, says B.C. solicitor general
British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth joins Power & Politics talk about the province's move to refuse driver's license renewals for people not paying COVID-19 fines.
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Man posing as Kelowna, B.C., cop worries community
Police are warning about a man posing as a police officer near Kelowna, B.C. Drivers who've been stopped by the imposter say they are nervous.
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New record for overdose deaths in British Columbia
Last year was the deadliest ever for overdoses in B.C. More than 1,700 people died because of illicit drug use, a 74 per cent increase from 2019.
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B.C.'s top doctor defends call to extend vaccine interval
Dr. Bonnie Henry is fending off criticism of B.C.'s decision to delay second doses of COVID-19 vaccines, telling the public she is 'so confident' in a plan she says is based on science and data.
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Will the federal government allow provinces, municipalities to decriminalize simple drug possession?
B.C. and Vancouver have asked the federal government to allow them to decriminalize simple drug possession within their jurisdictions. Justice Minister David Lametti tells Vassy Kapelos on Power & Politics that those talks are still...
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B.C. hit with rare cold snap, putting vulnerable at risk
Unusually cold B.C. weather is putting already at-risk people in danger of exposure, threatening agriculture, and making life difficult in normally mild places like Vancouver unaccustomed to this kind of wind chill.
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Overdoses spike in small-town British Columbia
More than 1,700 people died from illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia in 2020, according to new data released by the B.C. Coroners Service, and small towns are getting hit particularly hard.
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B.C. officials apologize after vaccine doses pulled from remote community
Senior health officials in British Columbia have apologized after a medical health officer withdrew more than 200 COVID-19 vaccine doses that leaders in the Nuxalk Nation had been told were intended for their people.
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COVID-19 outbreaks more common in for-profit senior residences in B.C.
Private for-profit homes for seniors are over-represented among residences that have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C., according to an exclusive CBC News analysis.
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Masks becoming mandatory for many B.C. students
British Columbia has introduced mandatory masking for middle and high school students, but some parents and educators say the new policy doesn't go far enough to protect students and teachers from COVID-19.
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Outrage over B.C. couple jumping COVID-19 vaccine queue
There is growing outrage over a B.C. couple's elaborate scheme to jump the queue for a COVID-19 vaccine. They chartered flights, broke quarantines, and now face charges.
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Vancouver police bust penthouse party
One man was arrested and 77 people were fined after Vancouver police shut down a makeshift nightclub in the penthouse of a downtown highrise. No one inside the three-storey apartment was wearing a mask.
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B.C. in positive, but precarious situation with COVID-19
British Columbia has clawed its way back from the worst of the second wave of COVID-19, but health officials warn it won't take much to undo all the progress.
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Concerns about tight visiting restrictions in B.C. nursing homes
British Columbia has imposed such tight visiting restrictions at long-term care homes that some are worried about triggering a crisis of loneliness and depression. Some experts think B.C. should take notes from Ontario, which compensates...
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B.C. approves in-province games for 2021 NHL season
B.C is now the second province to approve the NHL's COVID-19 safety plans to host games in the province once the season begins on Jan. 13. With three more provinces still to decide, a doctor weighs in about those plans.