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It’s a girl! B.C.’s first baby of 2018 born in Surrey 9 seconds after midnight

By Jon Azpiri Global News

Posted January 1, 2018 4:55 pm

Updated January 2, 2018 1:29 am

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Click to play video: 'B.C.’s New Year’s babies' — WATCH: B.C.'s first baby of 2018 arrived just nine seconds after midnight, and Victoria's first baby caught everyone a little off-guard. Geoff Hastings reports – Jan 2, 2018

B.C.’s first baby of 2018 is a girl.

She was born just nine seconds after midnight at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

The New Year’s baby weighed eight pounds, seven ounces.

She is the first child for mother Manpreet Kaur Nijjar and father Hardip Singh Shergill.

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The first baby born on Vancouver Island arrived at 1:28 at Nanaimo General Hospital.

Vancouver Island's first baby of 2018 arrived at 1:23 this morning at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, weighing 9 pounds 11 ounces. Congrats to the proud parents and their families! #newyearbaby #VancouverIsland #nanaimo
— Island Health (@VanIslandHealth) January 1, 2018

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