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BC Hydro: Site C worker tests positive for COVID-19

BC Hydro: Site C worker tests positive for COVID-19

A Site C worker from Alberta has tested positive for COVID-19, BC Hydro confirmed this morning. According to officials, the worker arrived at the Site C work camp in Fort St. John on July 13.
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City approves 260 temporary patios in seven weeks

City approves 260 temporary patios in seven weeks

Vast majority of the 378 patio applications are for patios on public space
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More than half of B.C.'s 681 seniors' homes lack plans to allow visitors

More than half of B.C.'s 681 seniors' homes lack plans to allow visitors

Data as of July 15 is that 318 of 681 homes have submitted plans to government
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B.C. commits to 50/50 funding-share with Ottawa on $600m needed for transit recovery

B.C. commits to 50/50 funding-share with Ottawa on $600m needed for transit recovery

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Overdose fatalities reach new high in B.C.

Overdose fatalities reach new high in B.C.

Four months of back-to back increases as crisis in fifth year
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B.C. legal profession diversity growth continues

B.C. legal profession diversity growth continues

Lawyers surveyed on visible minority, person of colour, LGBT and disability status
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Women’s return to pre-pandemic employment levels ‘won’t be easy’: RBC

Women’s return to pre-pandemic employment levels ‘won’t be easy’: RBC

What happened: New report highlights outsized toll pandemic is taking on women in workforce Why it matters: Women’s participation in workforce may be set back for years Decades-long gains in Canadian women’s employment were wiped in the weeks and mon
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B.C. Community Benefits Agreement back in court

B.C. Community Benefits Agreement back in court

A coalition of contractors and construction unions has this week resumed its legal challenge of the framework
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Richmond residents ordered to pay $6m in securities fines for Ponzi scheme

Richmond residents ordered to pay $6m in securities fines for Ponzi scheme

Two Richmond residents have been ordered to pay more than $6 million in sanctions for their part in a Ponzi fraud scheme. Todd Norman John Bezzasso raised approximately $5 million from 85 investors through his companies, Bezzaz Holdings Group Ltd.
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Health officials unfazed by study showing B.C. has eight times the reported number of COVID-19 cases

Health officials unfazed by study showing B.C. has eight times the reported number of COVID-19 cases

Underreporting said to be in line or below that of other jurisdictions
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