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More domestic flights returning to Okanagan with B.C. again welcoming Canadian travellers
Kelowna International Airport director Sam Samaddar says it may take years for international business travellers coming back to Kelowna, B.C., because businesses are still recovering and don t want to risk employees safety by sending them overseas.
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Chaat is the talk of the town in Surrey â and the popularity of this Indian cuisine is spreading
Originating from the street vendors in Mumbai, chaat is becoming increasingly popular among the large South Asian community in Surrey, B.C. It s one example of India s enormous culinary diversity that isn t often seen in restaurants in the province â but it s winning more and more fans.
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Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on just about every industry sticking a wrench into the normal forces of supply and demand and lumber is a prime example. A shortage is having a cascading impact on lumber yards, contractors and home builders.
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COVID-19 long-hauler calls for greater availability of antibody tests in B.C. to determine spread of virus
Like others who believe they contracted the virus early in the pandemic, Basil Cohen wants COVID-19 antibody tests, which look for proteins developed in response to an infection, to be more accessible and widely used in B.C.
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LifeLabs has offered the tests since November, but health officials says they re not for routine clinical use
Posted: Feb 14, 2021 7:00 AM PT | Last Updated: February 14
A medical lab technician draws a blood sample for a COVID-19 serology test at the B.C Centre for Disease Control lab in Vancouver. The tests determine a person has had COVID-19 if virus antibodies are detected in the blood.(Ben Nelms/CBC)