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Air Canada, global airlines keeping airfreight moving

Air Canada, global airlines keeping airfreight moving

Company working to keep flight crews safe from infection
B.C. clears COVID-19 test backlog, ups daily processing

B.C. clears COVID-19 test backlog, ups daily processing

Test capacity is now about 3,500 per day in the province
Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada

Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada

Travellers returning to Canada will be subject to a mandatory 14-day isolation, starting midnight tonight, to help curb the spread of COVID-19, the federal government announced this morning.
Coquitlam Canucks play-by-play man joins effort to brighten moods

Coquitlam Canucks play-by-play man joins effort to brighten moods

Brendan Batchelor, a graduate of Charles Best secondary in Coquitlam, is the Vancouver Canucks' play-by-play broadcaster and is calling other events on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic
Federal government repackages EI support benefit for workers affected by novel coronavirus

Federal government repackages EI support benefit for workers affected by novel coronavirus

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit will provide workers with $2,000 a month for the next four months
B.C. COVID-19 figures rise to 617, up 145

B.C. COVID-19 figures rise to 617, up 145

B.C. now has 617 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 145 from Sunday night. Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s chief medical health officer, revealed, however, on Tuesday afternoon that there were no new deaths related to the virus. In B.C.
B.C. nurses demand mandatory social isolation

B.C. nurses demand mandatory social isolation

Squamish healthcare worker signs open letter calling for shutdown of non-essential workplaces
On hold: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

On hold: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021

TOKYO — The IOC announced a first-of-its-kind postponement of the Summer Olympics on Tuesday, bowing to the realities of a coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down daily life around the globe and making planning for a massive worldwide gather
Construction work can continue under COVID-19 restrictions

Construction work can continue under COVID-19 restrictions

B.C. Building Trades concerned about worker safety at large projects like Site C
If you have spare masks, gloves — share them with healthcare workers

If you have spare masks, gloves — share them with healthcare workers

Operation Protect seeks to collect supplies of personal protective equipment to give to frontline workers in the fight against the novel coronavirus