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Health officer urges residents to take B.C.'s COVID-19 survey

Health officer urges residents to take B.C.'s COVID-19 survey

Responses will help guide province's response to pandemic in months to come
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Money laundering inquiry continues online May 25

Money laundering inquiry continues online May 25

The commission will work from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and be live streamed at CullenCommission.ca for public viewing
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Applications for student pandemic assistance to open Friday

Applications for student pandemic assistance to open Friday

Benefits range from $1,250 to $2,000 a month
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Optimism rises from pandemic depths

Optimism rises from pandemic depths

National small and medium- sized business confidence may be improving, albeit slightly, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer.
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Pandemic exposed justice system’s ‘vulnerabilities and frailties’

Pandemic exposed justice system’s ‘vulnerabilities and frailties’

Law society expecting lasting changes to court systems, legal practice
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Cruise ships told not to stop in BC in July

Cruise ships told not to stop in BC in July

Only seven new COVID-19 cases since Monday, province tells cruise ship travellers to stay on board
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Metro Vancouver’s GDP to contract 3% in 2020: study

Metro Vancouver’s GDP to contract 3% in 2020: study

Unemployment expected to peak at 13.8% across the region in Q2
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Illegal lobbyist donations not significant enough to warrant prosecution: report

Illegal lobbyist donations not significant enough to warrant prosecution: report

Special prosecutor David Butcher said the RCMP analysis of donation records found insufficient evidence of a ‘significant volume or pattern of donations’ by lobbyists and others acting on behalf of their employer
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Eligible seniors to get up to $500 each from feds

Eligible seniors to get up to $500 each from feds

New support will come through OAS and GIS
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Vancouver councillors look to reimagine use of streets, sidewalks during pandemic and beyond

Vancouver councillors look to reimagine use of streets, sidewalks during pandemic and beyond

Sarah Kirby-Yung: “People keep talking about a ‘new normal,’ and I’m starting to phrase it as a ‘better normal’”
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