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Ottawa expands CERB, tops up essential workers’ pay as economy shrinks 9% in March

Ottawa expands CERB, tops up essential workers’ pay as economy shrinks 9% in March

New measures aimed at workers that previously fell through cracks
COVID-19 outbreak at Mission prison grows

COVID-19 outbreak at Mission prison grows

Outbreak at Mission prison prompts health officials to redeploy mobile hospital to Abbotsford
Ottawa follows B.C. cue on mandatory quarantine plan

Ottawa follows B.C. cue on mandatory quarantine plan

The federal government is taking a cue from B.C. and requiring all travellers entering its borders to have a quarantine plan in place.
Insider trading: April 13, 2020

Insider trading: April 13, 2020

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 April 8, 2020. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
You may be immune to COVID-19 and don’t know it

You may be immune to COVID-19 and don’t know it

Testing of blood for coronavirus immunity could provide a way to ease the economic damage from the pandemic
COVID related scam finds the wrong target

COVID related scam finds the wrong target

Sometimes scams come the old fashioned way – via mail. Const. Dustin Classen, of the Delta police economic and technical crime unit, found a suspicious stock market promotion in his mailbox last week.
COVID-19 cold water on hot market

COVID-19 cold water on hot market

Corporate deals have paused – but aren’t dead
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
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
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.