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Wearing home-made masks may help stop virus spread: Health Canada

Wearing home-made masks may help stop virus spread: Health Canada

“Wearing a non-medical mask is an additional measure that you can take to protect others around you."
B.C. hotels, community centres to help vulnerable people isolate

B.C. hotels, community centres to help vulnerable people isolate

The provincial government has so far secured 23 sites across the province that can accommodate more than 900 people
Ottawa inks deal for 30,000 made-in-Canada ventilators

Ottawa inks deal for 30,000 made-in-Canada ventilators

Agreement comes amid concerns over Canada's domestic supply of medical equipment
B.C. business confidence plummets as pandemic hits

B.C. business confidence plummets as pandemic hits

For many small businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has become an existential crisis, with revenues dropping substantially amid lower demand and necessary measures to flatten the epidemiological curve.
Pot and mushroom company enters COVID-19 market; investors warned of ads

Pot and mushroom company enters COVID-19 market; investors warned of ads

Regulators say marketing materials in Germany are making “aggressive claims” about Revive Therapeutics; company says it has not paid for ads that address target prices
New COVID-19 cases appear to be slowing

New COVID-19 cases appear to be slowing

Health Minister urges people of faith not to celebrate upcoming religious holidays in large gatherings
Care home associations scramble to source PPE supplies

Care home associations scramble to source PPE supplies

Safecare BC project results in 300,000 PPE items being donated
Canada, U.S. in ‘productive’ talks amid medical-supplies row

Canada, U.S. in ‘productive’ talks amid medical-supplies row

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says delivery of medical supplies a 'two-way street'
Insider Trading: April 6, 2020

Insider Trading: April 6, 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 1, 2020. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
COVID-19 puts deep freeze on government business

COVID-19 puts deep freeze on government business

Pandemic slams brakes on a wide range of federal, provincial, municipal projects and policy initiatives