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Employment continues steep drop

Employment continues steep drop

As expected, Canada suffered another month of record-shattering job loss in April as containment measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 kept workers at home and shuttered workplaces temporarily, leading to a swath of layoffs across the country.
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B.C. businesses can start re-opening Tuesday

B.C. businesses can start re-opening Tuesday

B.C. deaths now total 141, new infections in Fraser Health Authority
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Province buys Victoria hotel to shelter people at homeless camps

Province buys Victoria hotel to shelter people at homeless camps

The B.C. government has purchased the Comfort Inn and Suites in Victoria for $18.5 million to provide temporary shelter with supports for 65 people living in homeless camps at Topaz Park and Pandora Avenue.
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B.C. has five new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

B.C. has five new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

New community outbreak is detected at Oppenheimer Group in Coquitlam; another at Abbotsford Regional Hospital
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Trudeau defends rollout of COVID emergency benefits, U.S. border crossing closures

Trudeau defends rollout of COVID emergency benefits, U.S. border crossing closures

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Ottawa’s rollout of COVID-related restrictions and programs on Friday, saying items such as the Canada-U.S.
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Canada extends wage subsidy to end of August; reconsidering 30%-loss threshold

Canada extends wage subsidy to end of August; reconsidering 30%-loss threshold

Ottawa will officially extend the wage subsidy program by three months to the end of August, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this morning.
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Report shows dramatic spike in Canadian public's trust in government during COVID-19

Report shows dramatic spike in Canadian public's trust in government during COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have caused most numbers - job figures, economic indicators, stock market index, etc. - to slide, there is one number that appears to be on the rise.
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B.C. will need 412 million face masks in the next 12 months, report says

B.C. will need 412 million face masks in the next 12 months, report says

B.C. could need as many as 412 million face masks - both surgical and non-medical types - in the next 12 months as the economy reopens tentatively without a COVID vaccine being available.
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B.C. Supreme Court to resume partial operations in June

B.C. Supreme Court to resume partial operations in June

Criminal, civil, family law, extradition cases set for after June 8 going ahead
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Hudson's Bay stores in BC reopening next week

Hudson's Bay stores in BC reopening next week

Hudson's Bay reopening across Canada, starting with western provinces and Nova Scotia
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