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Description: One more COVID-19 case has been linked to an outbreak associated with the University of Victoria. Island Health told CHEK News in a statement Wednesday that there are now 182 cases linked with the outbreak that began in December.
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Subject: University of Victoria, Island Health, Stanwick, Richard, Vaccinations, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship, Queen's University, Rugby
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Ontario--Kingston
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-06
Description: Nearly 50 schools on Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures since children returned to the classroom last Monday.
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Subject: BC School Covid Tracker, Island Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Rapid Antigen Tests, Province of British Columbia, Whiteside, Jennifer, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-17
Description: More than 80 different Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures at schools in the past seven days.
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Subject: BC School Covid Tracker, Island Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Rapid Antigen Tests, Province of British Columbia
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-23
Description: Nearly 85 different schools on Vancouver Island have been added to an independent website tracking coronavirus exposures in the past seven days.
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Subject: Island Health, BC School Covid Tracker, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Province of British Columbia, Rapid Antigen Tests
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-30
Description: With Omicron cases mounting, 24 additional vaccination stations will be ready to start administering booster shots at the Archie Browning Sports Centre on Thursday.
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Subject: Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Vaccinations, Island Health, Archie Browning Sports Centre, Stanwick, Richard, Thomsen, Danette
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Vaccinations
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-07
Description: Rapid antigen tests have limited use, don’t prevent transmission of COVID-19 and are not a replacement for the vaccine, according to British Columbia’s top doctor.
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Subject: Rapid Antigen Tests, Henry, Bonnie, Health Canada, Filiatrault, Lyne, Delta Variant, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: Video recording, News media
Date: 2021-12-13
Extent: 58:21
Description: A collection of BC advocacy groups are coming together and calling on the Province to reinstate the mask mandate in indoor public spaces, businesses, schools and on public transit.
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Subject: Protect Our Province BC, Safe Schools Coalition BC, BC School Covid Tracker, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, BC Ferries, British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
Group: PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-04-13
Description: Ferry sailings can be disrupted in winter due to storms, but this year is expected to be especially challenging due to serious staffing issues at BC Ferries.
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Subject: BC Ferries, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Chang, Astrid, Vaccinations, Government of Canada
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: van Straaten, Tess
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Salt Spring Island, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Horseshoe Bay
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-17
Description: BC Transit cancelled multiple trips in Greater Victoria for a second straight day, and officials are chalking it up to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Subject: BC Transit, Schubert, Kevin, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Fleming, Rob, Victoria Regional Transit System
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-05-05
Description: Teachers in the province are calling on the B.C. government implement further measures to protect staff and students before schools reopen next week.
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Subject: British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Mooring, Teri, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Province of British Columbia, Island Health, Ventilation, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Education
Group: Education, K to 12, PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: Aziz, Tahmina
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-28
Description: A school in the Sooke School District has lost nearly one-third of its students, with many of those absences presumably due to illness including COVID-19, a little over a week-and-a-half after schools reopened after the winter break.
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Subject: École John Stubbs Memorial School, Sooke School District, Island Health, Stinson, Scott, Vancouver Island COVID-19 Rapid Response Team, Whiteside, Jennifer, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Day Care Centres, Brame, Meagan, Saxe Point Day Care, BC Centre for Disease Control, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Education, K to 12, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Colwood, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Esquimalt
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-20
Description: B.C.'s top doctor has claimed that schools are not a major source of transmission, but is she right? The data isn't clear.
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Subject: Henry, Bonnie, Jimenez, Jose-Luis, Tupper, Paul, Broadhurst, Jana, Variants of Concern, Delta Variant, Furness, Colin, Omicron Variant , British Columbia Teachers' Federation, Ventilation, Austin, Sara, Children First Canada, Vaccinations, Heighton, Jennifer, Omaha Public Schools
Group: Education, K to 12, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-07
Description: Dr. David Fisman, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto, said during a virtual event hosted by Protect Our Province B.C. on Wednesday that the B.C. government’s decision to discourage post-secondary institutions from issuing exposure notifications is "extremely paternalistic" and unacceptable.
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Subject: Fisman, David, Protect Our Province BC, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, World Health Organization
Group: Education, Post Secondary, Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-01
Description: Just over two weeks ago, the UVic rugby team took on UBC in a snowy Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship gold medal game in Kingston Ontario, now an Omicron hotbed. UVic walked away with second place, and four cases of the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant.
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Subject: University of Victoria, Rugby, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, 2021 Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship, Boag, Ethan, Island Health, Delta Variant, Henry, Bonnie, Queen's University
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Ontario--Kingston
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-15
Description: Spring COVID booster shots are now available in B.C. for anyone six months and older, and the mask mandate in health-care facilities is being dropped.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, "Kraken" Variant, Island Health, Rapid Antigen Tests
Group: PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2024-04-08
Description: Island Health currently has almost half of all the health care facility outbreaks in the province, and the health authority says that is likely due to the threshold it uses to declare an outbreak.
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Subject: Island Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, Benusic, Mike, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-09
Description: International flights can return to Nanaimo Airport and many other smaller airports in Canada.
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Subject: Nanaimo Airport, Transport Canada, Government of Canada, Vaccinations, Rapid Antigen Tests, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Alghabra, Omar
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia--Cassidy
Format: News media
Date: 2022-03-05
Description: Island Health has sent a memo to its staff asking for people to voluntarily come back from their scheduled leave, or they may have to mandate workers to return in order to address staffing shortages.
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Subject: Island Health, Bjarnason, Elin, Allan, Krista, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Henry, Bonnie
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-01
Description: The number of people seeking COVID-19 tests on Vancouver Island amid a spike in cases and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant is skyrocketing. Island Health says it received approximately 2,000 calls per day for COVID-19 testing from Friday to Sunday, compared to its usual weekend amount of 600 calls per day.
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Subject: Island Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Brougham, Laura, Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-21
Description: British Columbia health officials are reporting 2,046 new cases of COVID-19 for the entire province on Thursday with a record-setting 248 linked to the Island Health region.
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Subject: Island Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Henry, Bonnie, Vaccinations
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-24
Description: In his last news conference as Chief Medical Health Officer for Island Health, Dr. Richard Stanwick says the COVID-19 situation is stabilizing enough to allow him to step aside — a retirement delayed over two months amid the latest wave of the virus.
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Subject: Stanwick, Richard, Island Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Wastewater Surveillance
Group: Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-27
Description: Island Health has announced that all vaccination clinics within the health authority will be closed on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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Subject: Island Health, Vaccinations, Archie Browning Sports Centre, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling, Vaccinations
Creator: Cox, Graham
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-24
Description: Anyone can pick up a free box of rapid test kits at B.C. pharmacies and several pharmacies tell CHEK News they’ve seen a big jump in demand in the past week or two.
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Subject: Rapid Antigen Tests, Dixon, Lindsay, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Biden, Joe, Paxlovid, Island Health, Colijn, Caroline, Vaccinations
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Lawrence, April
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia, United States
Format: News media
Date: 2022-07-21
Description: Dozens of teams part of the Victoria Minor Hockey Association are left feeling disappointed after the province announced it’s tightening its COVID-19 restrictions, which include cancelling sports tournaments.
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Subject: Victoria Minor Hockey Association, Chambers, Eric, Reich, Nicki, BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, Tostenson, Ian, Conway, Brian, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Hockey
Group: Hospitality Industry, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: Aziz, Tahmina
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-20
Description: There were nearly 100 confirmed coronavirus cases at post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island during the first four months of the 2021-2022 school year, new data shows.
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Subject: Island Health, Vancouver Island University, University of Victoria, Camosun College, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Vancouver Island University Faculty Association, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--North Cowichan, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-23
Description: It was reported on Thursday that Island Health is the authority with the most Omicron variant cases reported at this time across the province.
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Subject: Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Island Health, Queen's University, Rugby, 2021 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship, Evans, Gerald, University of Victoria, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health, Northern Health, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Otto, Sarah, Vaccinations, Alpha Variant, Delta Variant
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Education, Post Secondary, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure, Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Griffin, Mary
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: Ontario--Kingston, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-17
Description: Thousands of school-aged children in B.C. tested positive for COVID-19 in a little over one month, data from the provincial government shows.
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Subject: BC Centre for Disease Control, Vaccinations, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Mooring, Terri, Island Health, BC School Covid Tracker
Group: Education, K to 12, Supports for Youth, Children, & Families, Vaccinations
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-02
Description: There were over 1,700 school students and staff members on Vancouver Island infected with COVID-19 during the first four months of the school year, new data reveals.
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Subject: Island Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, BC Centre for Disease Control, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, BC School Covid Tracker
Group: Education, K to 12
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island
Format: News media
Date: 2022-02-24
Description: A BC Ferries spokesperson is encouraging passengers to check online for possible service disruptions before heading to a terminal.
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Subject: BC Ferries, McIntosh, Dan, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: The Canadian Press
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-16
Description: Health officials in B.C. apologized twice last week for confusing communications around changing COVID protocols, but experts say there is still some confusion about the recent changes.
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Subject: Henry, Bonnie, BC Centre for Disease Control, Tworek, Heidi, Furstenau, Sonia, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Province of British Columbia, Jackman, Tom
Group: Government Affairs, Vulnerable Populations
Creator: Brougham, Laura
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-24
Description: A petition with nearly 50,000 signatures is demanding the B.C. government not only reopen indoor exercise facilities but show the public just how much transmission occurs in those environments.
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Subject: Agtarap, Samantha, Agtarap, Anthony, Engineered Bodies Strength & Conditioning, Henry, Bonnie, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fraser Health, Club Phoenix Fitness, Island Health, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern
Group: Community Exposures & Transmissions, Sports, Recreation, & Leisure
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, British Columbia--Port Moody, British Columbia--Langford, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, Illinois--Chicago, Hawaii
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-12
Relation: https://www.change.org/p/show-us-the-data-or-let-gyms-in-bc-open
Description: A doctor behind a grassroots initiative that helps Canadians locate COVID-19 rapid antigen tests is among those calling on B.C. to make those tests free.
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Subject: Rapid Antigen Tests, Hasan, Dalia, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Government of Canada, Tan, Amy, BC Centre for Disease Control, Henry, Bonnie, COVID Test Finders, Province of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Group: Testing, Case Counts, Analysis, & Modelling
Creator: Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia, Ontario
Format: News media
Date: 2021-12-08
Description: Despite many post-secondary institutions across the country announcing further delays in a return to in-person learning, the University of Victoria is continuing with its original schedule.
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Subject: University of Victoria, Marks, Lynne, University of Victoria Faculty Association, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Fairholm, Anika, Granirer, Jonathan, UVic Society for Students with a Disability
Group: Education, Post Secondary
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-21
Description: The B.C. government has issued a public health order requiring school boards to collect and report the vaccination status of all staff members.
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Subject: Vaccinations, Province of British Columbia, Henry, Bonnie, British Columbia Teachers' Federation, BC Public School Employers' Association, Mooring, Teri, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Ventilation, Rapid Antigen Tests
Group: Education, K to 12, Vaccinations
Creator: Brougham, Laura, Pescod, Nicholas
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-17
Description: A campus mask mandate could be returning to the University of Victoria.
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Subject: University of Victoria, Wyatt, Victoria, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Island Health
Group: Education, Post Secondary, PPE, Masks, Medical Supplies, & Equipment
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2022-03-25
Description: BC’s Nurses Union (BCNU) says staff on the South Island are dealing with a big problem: a ‘frightening’ shortage of staff. It’s a problem BCNU says is playing out in hospitals across the province.
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Subject: BC Nurses' Union, Island Health, Shannon Oaks, Baptist Housing, Victoria General Hospital, Thomsen, Danette, Ford, Doug, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern
Group: Facility Outbreaks, Health Practitioners, Services, & Authorities, Seniors, Elders, & Long-Term Care
Creator: Sidaway, Kori
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Oak Bay, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--View Royal, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-04
Description: Five Vancouver Island field hockey players were set to represent their country on the world stage, but as Kevin Charach reports, a new COVID-19 variant now has them on standby for a return trip home.
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Subject: Struchtrup, Nora, Field Hockey Canada, 2021 Women’s Junior World Cup, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Mollenhauer, Nancy, St-Onge, Pascale, Chartrand, Christelle, Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada
Group: Sports, Recreation, & Leisure, Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: Charach, Kevin
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--Vancouver Island, Canada, South Africa, British Columbia--Greater Victoria
Format: News media
Date: 2021-11-27
Description: WestJet cancelled flights between Victoria Airport and Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary on Sunday due to staffing shortages.
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Subject: WestJet, Omicron Variant , Variants of Concern, Taylor, Harry
Group: Transportation, Travel, & Tourism
Creator: CHEK News
Publisher: CHEK News
Coverage: British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--Greater Victoria, British Columbia--Vancouver, Alberta--Edmonton, Alberta--Calgary
Format: News media
Date: 2022-01-10
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