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B.C. launches $50m ‘circuit-breaker’ business COVID relief grant

B.C. launches $50m ‘circuit-breaker’ business COVID relief grant

Restaurants that have had their licences revoked due to non-compliance of COVID rules will not be eligible
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More grocery store workers in Metro Vancouver test positive for COVID-19

More grocery store workers in Metro Vancouver test positive for COVID-19

Stores with affected employees are located in North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Richmond, and Pitt Meadows.
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Province allows broad mail-in voting in Richmond byelection

Province allows broad mail-in voting in Richmond byelection

The byelection for one council seat will be held May 29.
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COVID-19 exposure at Richmond elementary school

COVID-19 exposure at Richmond elementary school

There has been a COVID-19 exposure at Kingswood elementary
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Belligerent behaviour builds up across B.C. (VIDEO)

Belligerent behaviour builds up across B.C. (VIDEO)

Glacier Media asked experts to explain why some British Columbians have taken it to the extreme and have acted on their emotions.
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B.C. has record number of ICU patients with COVID-19, as hospitalizations rise

B.C. has record number of ICU patients with COVID-19, as hospitalizations rise

Number of those actively battling infections is at highest level this year.
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Desperate teachers lining up for leftover vaccine at Surrey clinics — only to be turned away

Desperate teachers lining up for leftover vaccine at Surrey clinics — only to be turned away

The scramble for vaccines comes as the province has yet to announce how and when it will provide vaccines for priority frontline workers; however older teachers are being encouraged to get AstraZeneca vaccines at their local pharmacies
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Opinion: There's good reason to be wary of travelling on a plane during a pandemic

Opinion: There's good reason to be wary of travelling on a plane during a pandemic

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Re-hiring blitz challenges looming for hospitality and tourism

Re-hiring blitz challenges looming for hospitality and tourism

Many skilled workers laid off during the pandemic have moved on to other sectors
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More than 50 flights through YVR flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure in past week

More than 50 flights through YVR flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure in past week

Flights included 7 from overseas and 49 within Canada.
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