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B.C COVID-19 ICU deaths lower than global numbers: study

B.C COVID-19 ICU deaths lower than global numbers: study

Doctors credit fast response by officials, people's curve-flattening actions
Active COVID-19 cases in B.C. fall 38% in past two weeks

Active COVID-19 cases in B.C. fall 38% in past two weeks

The number of people in B.C. battling COVID-19 is down 14, to 244, in the past 24 hours
B.C. state of emergency extended another two weeks

B.C. state of emergency extended another two weeks

Premier John Horgan said there is "no likely end in sight" to B.C.'s longest-ever state of emergency
Illicit drug deaths increasing in B.C.

Illicit drug deaths increasing in B.C.

March and April first back-to-back monthly increases since 2018
Despite hiccup, record reservations for B.C. campgrounds

Despite hiccup, record reservations for B.C. campgrounds

Despite an opening day marked by technical issues for B.C.'s camping reservation system, a record 50,479 bookings were made.
North Shore provincial parks reopening June 1

North Shore provincial parks reopening June 1

After months of closure thanks to COVID-19, the North Shore's parks and playgrounds are set to reopen. The gates on the roads leading to Mount Seymour and Cypress provincial parks will be opened on June 1, the province has confirmed.
B.C. teacher suspended after kids told to 'go back to working on rice farms'

B.C. teacher suspended after kids told to 'go back to working on rice farms'

Vancouver teacher suspended for three days for multiple incidents
Conversations 'need to be had' over long-term care but PM won't commit to inquiry

Conversations 'need to be had' over long-term care but PM won't commit to inquiry

Military reports detail conditions of long-term care facilities in Quebec and Ontario
Federal deficit likely now at $260 billion due to COVID-19, PBO says

Federal deficit likely now at $260 billion due to COVID-19, PBO says

$40.33 billion going to 8.21 million people through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit
UBC scanners could accelerate COVID-19 diagnoses

UBC scanners could accelerate COVID-19 diagnoses

50 Burnaby-made scanners to be deployed in “rural” B.C