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Doctors anxious over PPE shortages as Ottawa tries to shore up domestic supply

Doctors anxious over PPE shortages as Ottawa tries to shore up domestic supply

New poll also finds vast majority of doctors remain anxious over lack of COVID-19 testing
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Restarting the economy: Top legal questions for B.C. employees and employers

Restarting the economy: Top legal questions for B.C. employees and employers

With Canadians turning their focus to restarting the economy amid the pandemic, businesses and employees may soon find themselves navigating rough waters as they balance safety with staying afloat.
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Feds investing $175m in B.C. firm developing COVID-19 treatment

Feds investing $175m in B.C. firm developing COVID-19 treatment

Ottawa also promising $240m in additional health-care services
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Poultry plant cautionary tale means "safe, slow and methodical" return

Poultry plant cautionary tale means "safe, slow and methodical" return

B.C. won't return to work until there are industry specific plans in place
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Trudeau takes break from daily COVID-19 update

Trudeau takes break from daily COVID-19 update

While Canadians have become accustomed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's daily COVID-19 updates, they seem to be getting fewer and farther between.
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COVID-19 outbreaks spread to four B.C. poultry facilities

COVID-19 outbreaks spread to four B.C. poultry facilities

Fraser Health confirms new outbreaks have taken place at Sofina Foods and Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry
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Once Stephen Harper’s shipmate, polar tour company’s founder faces $30 million bankruptcy

Once Stephen Harper’s shipmate, polar tour company’s founder faces $30 million bankruptcy

Andrew Prossin’s One Ocean Expeditions Inc. has left hundreds of tourists, contractors and employees without payment or refunds
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Teachers reach collective agreement amid work-from-home orders

Teachers reach collective agreement amid work-from-home orders

Three-year “2-2-2” deal now expires in just over two years
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Tiff Macklem named new Bank of Canada governor, effective June 3

Tiff Macklem named new Bank of Canada governor, effective June 3

Ottawa has named current University of Toronto Rotman School of Management dean Tiff Macklem as the next governor for the Bank of Canada.
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New B.C. lobbyists transparency act comes into effect; monthly filings now required

New B.C. lobbyists transparency act comes into effect; monthly filings now required

Non-profits, unions must register under new regulations
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