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Eligible seniors to get up to $500 each from feds

Eligible seniors to get up to $500 each from feds

New support will come through OAS and GIS
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Vancouver councillors look to reimagine use of streets, sidewalks during pandemic and beyond

Vancouver councillors look to reimagine use of streets, sidewalks during pandemic and beyond

Sarah Kirby-Yung: “People keep talking about a ‘new normal,’ and I’m starting to phrase it as a ‘better normal’”
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Just one COVID-19 death since Saturday

Just one COVID-19 death since Saturday

New COVID-19 cases continue to fall, as BC looks towards long-weekend reopening
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Vancouver park rangers issued over 1,880 warnings this weekend for social distancing non-compliance

Vancouver park rangers issued over 1,880 warnings this weekend for social distancing non-compliance

Plans to reopen beach parking lots in Vancouver this week are now on hold because of this weekend's turnout
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Ability to support innovation key to B.C.’s economic future

Ability to support innovation key to B.C.’s economic future

Separate reports from B.C.’s Emerging Economy Task Force and innovation commissioner link innovation to economic success
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B.C. to invest $75 million in northern economic development

B.C. to invest $75 million in northern economic development

Funds will be available to communities for capital projects and other initiatives
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‘Bridge loans, not bailouts’: Ottawa promises new support for large employers

‘Bridge loans, not bailouts’: Ottawa promises new support for large employers

Program will be open to companies generating at least $300m annually in revenue
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Insider trading: May 11, 2020

Insider trading: May 11, 2020

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended May 7, 2020. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Recoveries from COVID-19 in B.C. climb to 71.2%

Recoveries from COVID-19 in B.C. climb to 71.2%

The recovery threshold has been steadily rising during the past week
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Trudeau promises money to fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Trudeau promises money to fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined a series of spending announcements on May 9
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