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Richmond announces playground closures due to COVID-19

Richmond announces playground closures due to COVID-19

All playgrounds and school properties in Richmond are closed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus
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B.C. announces 1 new death and 76 new COVID-19 cases, for total of 424

B.C. announces 1 new death and 76 new COVID-19 cases, for total of 424

Personal service establishments such as salons and tattoo parlours are ordered to close
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Province looks to protect renters from eviction

Province looks to protect renters from eviction

No one living in BC Housing buildings will be evicted because they can’t pay rent during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Vancouver Coastal Health issues health order to protect long-term care residents

Vancouver Coastal Health issues health order to protect long-term care residents

Three care homes in the VCH region have outbreaks of COVID-19
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COVID-19: Federal government working with Canadian airlines to repatriate citizens stranded abroad

COVID-19: Federal government working with Canadian airlines to repatriate citizens stranded abroad

First emergency flight to leave Morocco this weekend
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Yes, go for a hike, but safely, says BC Search & Rescue Association

BC Search and Rescue Association says people wanting to venture outside during the pandemic should maintain social distance, plan their hikes and take safety measures
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B.C. Ferries cuts back on sailings as traffic drops

B.C. Ferries cuts back on sailings as traffic drops

COVID-19 fallout is forcing B.C. Ferries to cancel sailings that were originally planned as additions to regular sailings in the usually popular April travel period.
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Costco won’t accept returns on hoarded items

Costco won’t accept returns on hoarded items

Costco’s Richmond location won’t accept returns on some of the items, such as toilet paper and Lysol products, that people have been hoarding in the past weeks.
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Richmond non-profits adjust, reduce services amid outbreak

Richmond non-profits adjust, reduce services amid outbreak

The widespread shutdown of places where vulnerable people usually meet, congregate and access services is putting them in an even more precarious position.
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Families struggle as COVID-19 cases mount in North Van care centre

Families struggle as COVID-19 cases mount in North Van care centre

36 elderly residents now have COVID-19 in the Lynn Valley care home that is ground zero for B.C.'s coronavirus battle. Eight of them have died
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