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B.C.’s provincial health officer has warned businesses against independent testing of asymptomatic employees for the COVID-19 virus.

72,400 foreign arrivals to B.C. screened April 10 to June 15

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Ottawa is warning Canadians to be aware of online scammers taking advantage of their pandemic anxieties through relief programs, dubious messaging and other forms.

The Canadian Red Cross will receive $100 million to help it meet Canadian’s pandemic demands as well as prepare it to handle future floods and wildfire relief efforts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said May 16.

Canadians receiving the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) will see an extra $300 in their bank accounts May 20 with more assistance to come in July as part of pandemic assistance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said May 16.

Health Canada has authorized COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials at Dalhousie University, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said May 16.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not say if Ottawa would nationalize or bail out Air Canada, which said May 15 it would lay off more than half of its 38,000 employees in June as it struggles with COVID-19 pandemic fallout.

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