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1 new death and 42 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., for total of 659

1 new death and 42 new COVID-19 cases in B.C., for total of 659

183 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus in B.C.
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'Please stay home': Evo Car Share now for essential trips only

'Please stay home': Evo Car Share now for essential trips only

Evo Car Share is asking its customers not to use its vehicles for non-essentials trips in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Steve Nash Fitness terminates workers as company copes with COVID-19

Steve Nash Fitness terminates workers as company copes with COVID-19

All SNFW Fitness B.C. Ltd. locations remain closed indefinitely
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Vancouver sign language interpreter provides essential service during COVID-19

Vancouver sign language interpreter provides essential service during COVID-19

VIDEO: How to sign 'coronavirus,' 'social distancing' and 'beer pong'
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Playland delays summer 2020 opening date due to COVID-19

Playland delays summer 2020 opening date due to COVID-19

Playland says it plans to open in early June
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Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada

Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada

Travellers returning to Canada will be subject to a mandatory 14-day isolation, starting midnight tonight, to help curb the spread of COVID-19, the federal government announced this morning.
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B.C. construction should brace for shutdown: industry leaders

B.C. construction should brace for shutdown: industry leaders

Stoppage called “inevitable” despite provincial assurances that building can go on for now
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Here is how to get a partial refund on your March compass card

Here is how to get a partial refund on your March compass card

TransLink will offer partial refunds due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Federal government repackages EI support benefit for workers affected by novel coronavirus

Federal government repackages EI support benefit for workers affected by novel coronavirus

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit will provide workers with $2,000 a month for four months
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What does it all mean? Pandemic, social distancing and other COVID-19 terms, defined

What does it all mean? Pandemic, social distancing and other COVID-19 terms, defined

The COVID-19 pandemic – which, as of the time of publishing, has infected over 400,000 people across 196 countries and territories since it originated in central China in late 2019 – has introduced a number of new words into our collective vocabulary
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