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With a crash and a bang, B.C. residents applaud health-care workers
VANCOUVER – At the same time each night, Rev. Gary Paterson and about half a…
Good deeds, spirit of sharing spreads amid pandemic panic purchasing
VANCOUVER – While panicked shoppers have been buying stores out of toilet paper and flour…
COVID-19 will not be how the cookie crumbles for B.C.’s Girl Guides
VANCOUVER – The motto of Canada’s Girl Guides is “Be Prepared,” so it’s understandable that…
Blockade erected over local political dispute stalls Fortuna mine in Mexico
VANCOUVER – Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. says road blockades have forced it to temporarily halt…
B.C. makes hospital preparations for influx of COVID-19 patients
VICTORIA – Nearly 3,900 empty beds are available in hospitals around British Columbia in preparation…
Avalanche Canada cuts warnings service one month early due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Avalanche Canada says it is shutting down its warning service because of restrictions…
Math modellers say lack of data makes curve flattening difficult to predict
VANCOUVER – When Caroline Colijn sees the daily numbers of new cases of COVID-19 in…
Fine Canadians for ignoring COVID-19 orders or face consequences: doctor
VANCOUVER – Measures limiting personal contact to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have seemed like…
First Nations Health Authority tailoring its messaging about COVID-19
VANCOUVER – The public health communication about COVID-19 that’s aimed at Indigenous communities should be…
Nova Scotia auditor general appointed to same post in British Columbia
VICTORIA – An all-party committee of the B.C. legislature is recommending that Nova Scotia’s auditor…
Horgan says B.C.’s $5 billion COVID-19 plan offers supports for people, business
VICTORIA – British Columbia will spend $5 billion to help individuals, businesses and services endure…
Former Kelowna mayor Jim Stuart has died at the age of 84
KELOWNA, B.C. – Former Kelowna mayor Jim Stuart, a farmer who became a politician and…
B.C. orders personal service establishments closed, including salons, spas
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial health officer is ordering all salons, spas, and tattoo parlours…
Retailers careful handling cash while WHO says currency doesn’t transmit COVID
VANCOUVER – Dirty money has taken on a new meaning as the war on the…
B.C. provincial health officer assures health-care workers in COVID-19 fight
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial health officer offered support Friday to health-care workers in the…
Call for COVID-19 protective equipment spurs college, distiller, TV show to help
VICTORIA – The novel coronavirus shut down the respiratory therapy program at Fanshawe College but…
Retirees, savers should stick to financial plan despite market fall, experts say
VANCOUVER – Near the end of 2018, Sheldon Petrie moved $40,000 into a self-directed registered…
American Hotel Income Properties moves to cut operationg costs, suspends payouts
VANCOUVER – American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP is suspending its cash payouts to investors…
First responders adjust how they respond to emergencies in face of pandemic
Vancouver’s fire department is preparing to stop responding to the site of non-critical medical calls…
British Columbia records eighth death from COVID-19, cases climb to 271
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has recorded an eighth death from COVID-19 as the number of…
Shop ramping up production of Alberta medical officer’s periodic table dress
VICTORIA – A British Columbia clothing maker says it has seen a surge in demand…
Food banks, non-profits ask for a helping hand as COVID-19 cuts into operations
VANCOUVER – Food banks and non-profit organizations that help the most vulnerable say they need…
B.C. First Nation chief closes border at Kingcome Inlet to keep out COVID-19
VICTORIA – A British Columbia First Nation of about 120 people and accessible only by…
B.C. declares state of emergency over COVID-19 to help maintain services
VANCOUVER – British Columbia declared a provincial state of emergency Wednesday, giving the government broad…