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Author: Alanna Smith
Publication Date: December 15, 2025 - 19:02
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COVID-19 vaccination lowers risks during pregnancy, UBC study finds
December 15, 2025
Vaccination against COVID-19 among pregnant individuals sharply lowers the risk of hospitalization, admission to intensive care and premature births, the largest Canadian study of its kind shows.
The report analyzed outcomes from nearly 20,000 COVID-impacted pregnancies between April, 2021, and December, 2022, capturing both the Delta and Omicron waves of the virus. Data was included from eight provinces and one territory. The study was led by University of British Columbia researchers and released on Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A father and daughter from B.C. proved the prairies are anything but flat. In their goal to ski all of Western Canada, the pair visited 11 Saskatchewan hills in 10 days.
January 11, 2026 - 19:51 | Payton Zillich | Global News - Canada
If all goes according to plan, Calgarians will be able to return to their bathrooms this week without worrying that a simple flush of the toilet could push the city’s ailing water system toward another catastrophe. For nearly two weeks, residents have faced emergency water restrictions as city crews repair the second major rupture in 18 months along a water main that supplies up to 60 per cent of the municipality’s potable water. Officials anticipate easing restrictions early this week but warned that the frail Bearspaw South Feeder Main could blow again before a more permanent solution...
January 11, 2026 - 19:36 | Patrick White | The Globe and Mail
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