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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by 28 in past three days

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by 28 in past three days

Province records six more COVID-19 deaths in past three days
B.C. government tweaks paid-sick-leave law

B.C. government tweaks paid-sick-leave law

B.C. on Jan. 1 started to ensure all workers are eligible for at least five sick days per year
Money launderer caught at YVR pleads guilty in Chicago

Money launderer caught at YVR pleads guilty in Chicago

Chinese citizen faces prison sentence of at least 14 years for drug-cash offences
Insider trading: March 28, 2022

Insider trading: March 28, 2022

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 March 17, 2022. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Sechelt man gets probation for stealing turtle from Science World

Sechelt man gets probation for stealing turtle from Science World

Zoomer the turtle had been at Science World for more than 20 years. Court heard William Edward Richardson "believed the cage was too small."
Can Canada's sexual assault laws deal with virtual groping?

Can Canada's sexual assault laws deal with virtual groping?

Two Canadian lawyers suggest that if an avatar is an extension of a person, then an abuse toward the avatar is an abuse toward the person.
B.C. records three new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care settings

B.C. records three new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care settings

Two more in B.C. die from COVID-19 in past day.
Government to cut cheques to B.C. drivers for high gas price

Government to cut cheques to B.C. drivers for high gas price

Rebates going to drivers to defray high gasoline costs
Document sheds light on B.C. government’s 2021 emergency communication breakdown

Document sheds light on B.C. government’s 2021 emergency communication breakdown

Lack of trained personnel was factor in failure to issue localized alerts during last year’s heat dome, forest fires and flooding, briefing note says
People age 18 and up can get free COVID-19 rapid tests at B.C. pharmacies

People age 18 and up can get free COVID-19 rapid tests at B.C. pharmacies

They should be picked up to use at a future time when you show symptoms of the virus.