COVID-19 update: B.C. adds 1,478 cases as provincial total tops 80,000
British Columbia recorded another 1,478 cases of COVID-19 and eight related deaths over the weekend.

British Columbia recorded another 1,478 cases of COVID-19 and eight related deaths over the weekend.
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Those next in line to get a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. were given a timeline Monday for when they can book their appointment.
Police have arrested two youths and are looking for a third following after a student was assaulted outside a Surrey, B.C., high school on Monday.
A battle between the province and religious leaders is playing out before the chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court this week, as three Fraser Valley churches challenge the constitutionality of public health orders.
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The time between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses will be extended again, B.C. health officials announced Monday.
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