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How the pandemic is making 91原创s eat healthier

How the pandemic is making 91原创s eat healthier

Three-quarters of 91原创s say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their eating habits. After 18 months, that shift is leading to some healthier habits.
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Eight more COVID-19 cases at Nanaimo hospital, bringing total to 15

Eight more COVID-19 cases at Nanaimo hospital, bringing total to 15

Thirteen patients and two staff members have tested positive.
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'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a B.C. ICU

'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a B.C. ICU

A lot of young or fit people have a 鈥渇alse sense of security鈥� they can beat COVID, 鈥渂ut we鈥檝e unfortunately seen many people with that description becoming very sick and going on to die,鈥� Dr. Omar Ahmad says.
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Behind the curtain: COVID patients in ICU are younger and sicker, and many won't make it

Behind the curtain: COVID patients in ICU are younger and sicker, and many won't make it

While some continue to underestimate its deadliness 鈥� even its existence 鈥� COVID is both visible and loud in the halls of Royal Jubilee鈥檚 fifth-floor ICU.
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B.C. to ban mink farms, citing concerns of new COVID-19 variants

B.C. to ban mink farms, citing concerns of new COVID-19 variants

Concerns have arisen the virus that causes COVID-19 could mutate in the creatures and spread back to the human population.
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Workplace COVID illness claims starting to rise again

Workplace COVID illness claims starting to rise again

Claims being filed with WorkSafe have shifted from predominantly health-care workers to other fields.
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Risk of COVID hospitalization 50 times higher among unvaccinated

Risk of COVID hospitalization 50 times higher among unvaccinated

The province is in a 'fragile balance,' says Dr. Bonnie Henry
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Mixup has some people being turned away for vaccine booster despite invitation

Mixup has some people being turned away for vaccine booster despite invitation

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Island Health has second-highest active COVID case count in province

Island Health has second-highest active COVID case count in province

The province reported 406 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 51 in the Island Health region.
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City of Victoria workers must be fully vaccinated by Jan. 5

City of Victoria workers must be fully vaccinated by Jan. 5

The Capital Regional District, Saanich, Esquimalt and Central Saanich聽are requiring all their workers to be fully vaccinated by mid-December.
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