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Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million

Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million

The hotline, plagued by initial problems, was designed to assist the first wave of those eligible for vaccines to easily book appointments at provincial clinics and sites
Feds to unveil changes to border restrictions next week

Feds to unveil changes to border restrictions next week

This comes as COVID-19 Omicron wave shows signs of waning
Slide in B.C. business confidence slows

Slide in B.C. business confidence slows

Small business confidence in British Columbia dipped in January, consistent with patterns across the country but at a less pronounced pace. The short-term three-month index fell 0.4 points to 44.8 points while the 12-month outlook fell 3.
Mixed results for security companies during pandemic

Mixed results for security companies during pandemic

Average number of security staff increased over past year while median fell at top firms
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

Province discontinues providing data for active cases and recoveries
B.C. government mute on Penny Ballem pay, Bonnie Henry book

B.C. government mute on Penny Ballem pay, Bonnie Henry book

Woman in charge of province's COVID-19 vaccination campaign was paid $405,000 for nine months’ work, provincial documents show
B.C. Costco shopper ordered to produce medical evidence for face mask exemption

B.C. Costco shopper ordered to produce medical evidence for face mask exemption

B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal says a complaint about being discriminated against based on a disability must include medical evidence proving such a disability indeed exists
B.C. MLAs didn't like being questioned on expenses: ex-legislature payroll boss

B.C. MLAs didn't like being questioned on expenses: ex-legislature payroll boss

Retirement benefit to ex-legislature clerk Craig James was questioned by payroll manager
Trades worker shortage worsens through pandemic

Trades worker shortage worsens through pandemic

An estimated 64,000 additional tradespeople will be needed in B.C. over the next 10 years
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at a near three-week low

18 more die from the disease, raising B.C.'s death toll to 2,725