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B.C. Ferries is negotiating new reduced essential service levels with the province as workers fall ill and traffic plummets by an unprecedented 70%. An agreement is expected early next week, Mark Collins, B.C.

B.C. paramedics are reporting that 75 per cent of recent calls to 911 ambulance dispatch are related to suspicions of COVID-19 or other influenza-type symptoms.

School superintendent reached out to families, saying learning opportunities for all students should be in place by the week of April 7.

Senior living communities in Richmond are looking for ways to keep residents entertained and connected after shutting their doors to non-essential visitors, including musical performers and Tai Chi masters.

Two more people have died from COVID-19 in B.C., as the province’s total cases rises to 792, with 67 new cases, as of Friday afternoon.

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) has closed its file on a Richmond collision involving an unmarked police car, after determining no one was seriously harmed. The IIO, an independent civilian watchdog of police in B.C.

The Canadian Red Cross is warning of a fraudulent offer for face masks that is circulating by text, email and on social media.

Transit police believe both of the individuals were ‘heavily intoxicated’

The end of spring break would normally see 70,000 passengers moving through the Vancouver International Airport – this year, with the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, that number has dropped to between 10,000 and 20,000.

The emergency orders announced by B.C. Thursday will provide Richmond with more powers, according to the city. The city says those new measures are also in line with the steps Richmond is taking to combat COVID-19.