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COVID-19 cold water on hot market

COVID-19 cold water on hot market

Corporate deals have paused – but aren’t dead
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Growth in value of corporate finance deals slips after skyrocketing in 2018

Growth in value of corporate finance deals slips after skyrocketing in 2018

Despite declines, value of the province’s top deals is still above 2017 levels
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COVID-19 deaths spike over last two days

COVID-19 deaths spike over last two days

COVID-19 claims 11 lives in two days, outbreak at federal jail grows
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Home sales gain on eve of COVID-19 arrival

Home sales gain on eve of COVID-19 arrival

Modest Lower Mainland home sales in March will likely give way to a sales plunge extending into the third quarter due to the societal and economic disruption of COVID-19.
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Vancouver mayor warns of "drastic measures" without federal and provincial government help

Vancouver mayor warns of "drastic measures" without federal and provincial government help

City budget expected to be walloped by lost revenue from property taxes
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Vancouver elevator spitter apologizes, "horrified" at own actions

Vancouver elevator spitter apologizes, "horrified" at own actions

The man caught on video surveillance spitting on elevator buttons in the Meccanica condominium building at Quebec Street and East 1st Avenue issued an apology on April 12 through his lawyer, Richard Fowler.
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Alberta to send 250,000 N95 masks to British Columbia

Alberta to send 250,000 N95 masks to British Columbia

Alberta is sending personal protective equipment and ventilators to provinces hit hardest by COVID-19
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Parliament passes COVID-19 wage subsidy bill

Parliament passes COVID-19 wage subsidy bill

The legislation moved through both Houses Saturday and received royal assent to become law
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B.C. reports 35 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths

B.C. reports 35 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths

The increase announced Saturday brings the province's total number of cases up to 1,445
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House of Commons debates $73B wage subsidy program

House of Commons debates $73B wage subsidy program

All parties have agreed to support the bill
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