Economy, Law & Politics

Reforms could have lessened COVID impact on care homes, say advocates

A group of public health care advocates on the Sunshine Coast says the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care homes could have been lessened if Health Minister Adrian Dix had addressed concerns about privately owned and operated facilities earlier.

Apr 29, 2020 9:23 AM Read more >

Canadian meat supply: Feds ‘very much on this issue,’ says Trudeau

Prime Minister won't commit to mandating meat-processing plants stay open

Apr 29, 2020 8:33 AM Read more >

Canadian GDP drops by 9% in March

How hard have the COVID-19 health crisis and containment measures hit the Canadian economy? The impact has been almost unimaginable.

Apr 29, 2020 12:00 AM Read more >

Rights groups demand COVID-19 prisoner death inquest

Groups say prisoners’ details differ from Corrections Canada claims

Apr 28, 2020 5:33 PM Read more >

Military already assisting in B.C. on Haida Gwaii

Canadian rangers’ assistance provided after local request for help

Apr 28, 2020 5:00 PM Read more >

COVID-19 community outbreaks grow in B.C.

Poultry-processing plants and the Mission Institution continue to notch new cases

Apr 28, 2020 3:03 PM Read more >

Feds, premiers unveil guidelines for reopening economy

As Canadians turn their focus towards restarting the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and the nation’s premiers are unveiling guidelines for how that should unfold.

Apr 28, 2020 1:33 PM Read more >

Updated: Federal prisoner fears COVID infection

Quarantined inmate in common area, food utensils shared, cleaning left to prisoners

Apr 28, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

B.C. planning for controlled return to in-class K-12 instruction

No date has been confirmed for when students may head back to school

Apr 28, 2020 11:39 AM Read more >

B.C.'s care aids fighting for equal wages during pandemic and beyond

Richmond has around 500 such employees working in six long-term care facilities

Apr 28, 2020 10:42 AM Read more >