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Category Archives: British Columbia

Pandemic conspiracy theories test truth, evidence, government, say experts
VICTORIA - The novel coronavirus threatens the health of Canadians, but to some people the pandemic stokes fears of a government plot to subvert freedoms, say experts who study conspiracy theories. Te...
Mar 28, 2020
B.C. measures appear to have slowed the increase in COVID-16: health officer
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says she's starting to see "glimmers of hope" in the fight against COVID-19 with an apparent flattening in the number of cases. The province&nbs...
Mar 27, 2020
Social distancing making positive impact on B.C. COVID numbers
B.C.'s Health Ministry gave a technical briefing today on what could be expected as members of the public work to flatten the curve in the fight against COVID-19.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie H...
Mar 27, 2020
Boston Pizza International laying off half of its corporate staff across Canada
VANCOUVER - Boston Pizza International Inc. is temporarily laying off approximately half of its 192 corporate staff across its three offices in Canada. The company says the cuts are due to a...
Mar 27, 2020
Lumber producer Canfor cuts production and capital spending due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is cutting production and reducing capital spending as it deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. The Vancouver-based lumber producer says it has reduced its planned capital sp...
Mar 27, 2020
Lululemon withholds guidance for 2020 due to COVID-19 as Q4 profits rise
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is withholding its financial outlook for 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The retailer has temporarily shuttered all its stores in Nor...
Mar 26, 2020
B.C. steps up emergency response to COVID-19 with co-ordinated supply chain plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia invoked extraordinary emergency powers Thursday to protect consumers from profiteers and to maintain the steady supply of goods and services for those who need them du...
Mar 26, 2020
Pandemic response must uphold human rights, avoid discrimination: B.C. commissioner
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner is urging policy-makers, employers, landlords and service providers to keep human rights principles at the core of their response to the C...
Mar 26, 2020
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 dozen other neighbours have begun gathering at least two metres apart on the rooftop patio of their building in Vancouver's...
Mar 25, 2020
Health officer lays out safety rules for manufacturing shops
B.C.'s provincial health officer has issued more detailed information on steps manufacturing businesses are being asked to take to prevent the spread of Covid-19Dr. Bonnie Henry recently issued an ord...
Mar 25, 2020

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