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ICBC announces new measures to help British Columbians during COVID-19

ICBC announces new measures to help British Columbians during COVID-19

ICBC is taking additional steps to ease the financial hardship customers are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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8 fires deliberately set in Richmond: RCMP

8 fires deliberately set in Richmond: RCMP

Police ask for help in identifying suspect
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Empty Richmond daycare still charges parents amid COVID-19

Empty Richmond daycare still charges parents amid COVID-19

Some Richmond parents have expressed their shock at having to pay daycare charges for April and May, even though their children are not attending.
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Richmond-Steveston MLA to co-host town hall on COVID-19 Friday

Richmond-Steveston MLA to co-host town hall on COVID-19 Friday

Richmond-Steveston Liberal MLA John Yap will be co-hosting a town hall Friday, April 17, on B.C.’s COVID-19 epidemic.
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North Vancouver teen becomes a TikTok quarantine star … in Italy

North Vancouver teen becomes a TikTok quarantine star … in Italy

Daily video posts earn STA grad more than 400,000 followers
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Food rescue offering grants for food security to small cities across Canada

Food rescue offering grants for food security to small cities across Canada

Second Harvest is offering $4.5 million in grants for food-focused organizations of all sizes needing a hand during the coronavirus struggle
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Richmondites make colourful scrub caps for health-care workers

Richmondites make colourful scrub caps for health-care workers

Sewing machines are now part of the arsenal being used to fight COVID-19 as a group of Richmond volunteers join other across the Lower Mainland to stitch up homemade scrub caps to protect health-care workers.
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Province lets cities borrow, carry debt to cover operating expenses

Province lets cities borrow, carry debt to cover operating expenses

The ability to borrow from their capital reserves and carry debt into next year – this is some of the relief the provincial government announced Thursday morning for cities to deal with as municipal revenues plummet.
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Facebook to warn users if they’ve liked, commented on COVID-19 misinformation posts

Facebook to warn users if they’ve liked, commented on COVID-19 misinformation posts

Facebook will now be letting users know if they’ve liked, commented on or reacted to posts with harmful misinformation about COVID-19 that the company’s moderators have later removed.
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UPDATED: Squamish Valley wildfire at 100 hectares

UPDATED: Squamish Valley wildfire at 100 hectares

District of Squamish, SLRD declare states of emergency
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