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Submitted photo Sooke Shukokai students had another successful inter club tournament in Brentwood Bay on Jan. 30

Submitted photo Sooke Shukokai students had another successful inter club tournament in Brentwood Bay on Jan. 30

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This undated photo issued by the University of Oxford shows of vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday Nov. 23, 2020, that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP)
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