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COVID-19 likely part of B.C. life until summer

B.C. residents urged to continue practising physical distancing

Apr 1, 2020 6:30 AM Read more >

Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

Hajdu signalled there are lessons to be acted on after the pandemic

Apr 1, 2020 6:00 AM Read more >

Revised 75% wage subsidy pegged at $71b

Finance Minister Bill Morneau also clarifies some of the eligibility requirements

Apr 1, 2020 5:58 AM Read more >

North Shore cops cancel April Fools' prank (but they're letting us see it anyway)

It's April Fools' Day but, frankly, no one is in the mood for being fooled right now. Weeks ago, the North Shore's two police agencies planned a co-ordinated April 1 prank for the rest of us.

Apr 1, 2020 5:47 AM Read more >

B.C. courts suspend non-essential operations

Measures taken to preserve open courts principles, handle urgent-essential cases

Apr 1, 2020 4:00 AM Read more >

Google skips annual joke on April Fools Day

Google announced they are skipping out on April Fools' Day pranks this year because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Apr 1, 2020 3:28 AM Read more >

Trudeau urges recall of Parliament to pass more COVID-19 measures

Among those measures is Ottawa's newly revised 75% wage subsidy

Apr 1, 2020 3:20 AM Read more >

Number of seniors' care homes in B.C. with positive COVID-19 cases jumps to 19 from 13 overnight

Provincial authorities have only identified 12 of the 19 care homes, and most outbreaks are a single case

Mar 31, 2020 12:44 PM Read more >

Local hospital bed, ventilator availabilities unclear

Health officials clearing beds for pandemic response

Mar 31, 2020 11:57 AM Read more >

U.S. troops not heading to Canadian border amid pandemic

There are reports that U.S. troops will not be mobilizing near the Canadian border, despite the possibility arising last week.

Mar 31, 2020 9:35 AM Read more >