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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. top 500 for first time; surgeries postponed

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. top 500 for first time; surgeries postponed

Non-urgent surgeries will be postponed in nine hospitals across the Lower Mainland for the next weeks
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Business insurance squeeze tightens in B.C.

Business insurance squeeze tightens in B.C.

Premiums threatening to crush small businesses already ailing in pandemic economy
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit record high, as new infections plateau

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit record high, as new infections plateau

Number of those actively battling COVID-19 infections has fallen to the lowest number in two weeks
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Feds commit to corporate beneficial ownership registry

Feds commit to corporate beneficial ownership registry

Still work to do to ensure the registry is ‘enough of a dam’ against financial crime, says campaigner
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Trio of city councillors leaves Vancouver's NPA party

Trio of city councillors leaves Vancouver's NPA party

Colleen Hardwick, Lisa Dominato and Sarah Kirby-Yung upset over party’s appointment of John Coupar as mayoral candidate
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Meng wins bid to delay extradition proceedings by three months

Meng wins bid to delay extradition proceedings by three months

The court has granted the application by Huawei Technologies CFO Meng Wanzhou to postpone her extradition hearings by three months to August, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said today.
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‘Pertinent’ data delays new recommendations for AstraZeneca use in Canada

‘Pertinent’ data delays new recommendations for AstraZeneca use in Canada

Committee cancelled media briefing earlier this week to review new data, says Canada’s top doctor
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B.C. inflation rises 2% in March

B.C. inflation rises 2% in March

Year-over-year inflation in the province is below the national average of 2.2%
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit record high in fifth straight data update

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit record high in fifth straight data update

Number of daily vaccinations lags far behind record total, despite significant widening of eligibility yesterday
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B.C. forecasts smaller deficits, slow recovery over next three years

B.C. forecasts smaller deficits, slow recovery over next three years

Real GDP won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022, according to the Ministry of Finance
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