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BCMay 07, 2021

B.C. reports first case of blood clots related to Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

A woman in BC has been hospitalized with a rare blood clot associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the first such reaction reported in the province. Provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry says the woman contacted her family doctor when she had symptoms five or six days after being vaccinated. Dr. Henry urged people to be alert to the symptoms, which range from a persistent and severe headache to difficulty moving parts of your body, and back, or chest or abdominal pain. However, she also defended the vaccine, saying AstraZeneca has played an important role in BC's immunization
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BCMay 06, 2021

Fraser Health sets up registration kiosks where staff and volunteers will register anyone 18 years and older

Fraser Health has expanded its immunization capacity in anticipation of an increase in vaccine supply coming to the Province. Register and book your appointment today to get your shot as soon as possible. Fraser Health is supporting a registration drive to remove any barriers to people registering for a COVID-19 vaccination. To do this, there will be a number of registration kiosks where staff and volunteers will register anyone 18 years and older, and, for those eligible, Fraser Health will also help book the vaccination appointments at the same time. Appointments may be available the same da
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CanadaMay 06, 2021

Canada achieves new milestone as vaccination rate gets to a higher mark than US for the first time

Canada achieved a new milestone in its vaccination program Wednesday, surpassing the vaccination rate in the United States for the first time. The Our World in Data project that tracks vaccinations given around the world, says on May 5, the United States injected doses at a rate of 6.4 doses for every 1,000 people. Canada injected 6.6 doses for every 1,000 people. Canada has been inching closer to the U.S.'s rate for weeks now, as supplies of vaccines shipped into Canada increased in April, and the United States has been slowing, after getting at least one dose to 44 per cent of Americans, an
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IndiaMay 06, 2021

India's gov't eases hospital oxygen shortage as demand jumps

Under order by the Supreme Court, India's government has agreed to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital, potentially easing a 2-week-old shortage that worsened the country's exploding coronavirus crisis.Officials also denied reports that they have been slow in distributing life-saving supplies donated from abroad.The Supreme Court intervened in the supply of oxygen in New Delhi after 12 COVID-19 patients, including a senior doctor, died at a hospital when it ran out of oxygen for 80 minutes last week.On Thursday, the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases breached 400,00
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BCMay 06, 2021

Dr. Henry says province looking to provide vaccines to youth 12 years to 17

British Columbia youths aged 12 to 17 years old could soon be getting COVID-19 vaccines, and possibly before the end of the school year. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says they're looking at ways to immunize young people with their first dose by the end of June now that Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those 12 and older. She says the province is looking at best ways to provide the vaccine to young people, including the option of running clinics in schools. Dr. Henry says she understands some people have concerns about vaccine risks, especially for those
CanadaMay 05, 2021

Canada sending desperately needed medical supplies to India

Canada is sending desperately needed medical supplies to India as the COVID-19 pandemic there spirals out of control. Global Affairs Canada says a shipment will include 25-thousand vials of the antiviral drug remdesivir and up to 350 ventilators from its emergency stockpile. The Canadian military will airlift the supplies to the subcontinent. India's COVID-19 deaths reached a new high of three-thousand, 780 in the last 24-hours as daily infections rose by more than 382,000. Foreign Policy CAN on Twitter: Minister Garneau and his Indian counterpart @DrSJaishankar had a warm virtual meeting at
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CanadaMay 05, 2021

Health Canada chief medical adviser advising to get vaccinated with any approved vaccine; Canada reports third death related to vaccine blood clotting

Health Canada's chief medical adviser says her advice is still to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as you can, with whatever vaccine you can. Dr. Supriya Sharma says the risk of a new blood clotting syndrome from the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot is extremely low. A third Canadian has now died of the syndrome, a New Brunswick resident in their 60s. This morning, Canada became the first country in the world to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for kids as young as 12, effective immediately. Dr. Sharma says that as early as next week, Health Canada could begin examining whether people who
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BCMay 05, 2021

Woman dies, suspect under arrest, following shooting in Surrey

Homicide investigators have now taken over the case after the death of a woman injured Tuesday night in a shooting in Surrey, B.C. A social media message from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed the unnamed victim died in hospital. Surrey RCMP say officers responded to reports of shots fired in a residential neighbourhood of northeast Surrey just before 9 p.m. Tuesday. Officers located the victim and arrested a man a short distance away. Police have not confirmed a motive for the attack. It's the latest in a string of targeted shootings in Metro Vancouver in recent days, incl
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CanadaMay 05, 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved for kids 12 to 15 years old

Health Canada says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can now be given to kids as young as 12.The vaccine was previously authorized for anyone at least 16 years of age or older.A trial of more than 2,200 youth in that age group in the United States recorded no cases of COVID-19 among vaccinated kids.Health Canada's chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma says the evidence is there that the vaccine is safe and effective in that age group.It is the first vaccine approved for children in Canada, and Sharma says it is a significant step forward in Canada's fight against COVID-19.The trial used the same

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting virtually with his cabinet today to discuss the state of trade negotiations with the U.S. and the situation in the Middle East.The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington today meeting with U.S. officials.Carney said Monday that Canada's negotiations with the United States are in an "intense phase" after President Donald Trump clinched a critical agreement with the European Union.Trump told reporters last week that Canada wasn't a priority ahead of his Aug. 1 deadline to make trade deal
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Coquitlam RCMP announce guilty plea after lengthy firearm related offence investigation

Following a lengthy police investigation into a 2021 shooting incident that occurred in Coquitlam, 36-year-old Sukhdeep Singh Pansal of Delta, British Columbia, has plead guilty to firearms related charges and has been sentenced to 38 months in prison. On January 16, 2021, at approximately 12:05 a.m., Coquitlam RCMP frontline officers responded to a report of shots fired from a high-rise building located in the 600 block of Whiting Way, Coquitlam. A woman was found with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to hospital. The Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team (ERT) ass
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BCJul 29, 2025

North Vancouver RCMP seek public’s help identifying suspect in series of Break and Enters

North Vancouver RCMP are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect involved in three separate break and enter incidents. On July 8, 2025, North Vancouver RCMP received a report of a break and enter at a residential building in the 2100 block of Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver. CCTV footage from the building captured a male suspect gaining access at approximately 4:00 a.m. Nothing was stolen, but damage was caused to the property. On July 10, 2025, police received a second report from the same residential building. The suspect entered the premises and stole approximately $600 in c
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BCJul 29, 2025

Seniors advocate says B.C. will need almost 16,000 new long-term care beds by 2036

A report from British Columbia's seniors' advocate say the province will need almost 16,000 new long-term care beds by 2036 to meet the demands of an aging society. Dan Levitt's report tabled at the provincial legislature pegs the current shortfall at over 2,000 beds, and predicts the gap will "grow exponentially" over the next decade. It says the number of people waiting for beds has grown significantly in the past 10 years to 7, 212 in 2025, and people are also waiting longer. The average wait time for a long-term care bed had almost doubled to 290 days by 2024, according to the report, whic