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24,000 Canadian troops ready to deploy during COVID-19 crisis

The Canadian armed forces are ready to deploy if needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 30, 2020 9:45 AM Read more >

Privacy helps health providers do their jobs

Does privacy trumpet the public’s need to know? It’s a question that has been asked by many on social media in recent weeks with the government and health authority response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 30, 2020 8:05 AM Read more >

Comment: Alternatives to toilet paper that are mostly not gross

There is plenty of toilet paper in town, but it mostly isn’t on store shelves. It’s stacked up in huge volume in homes. So, if you missed out on the great toilet-paper shopping spree, you might be running low, with no re-supply in sight.

Mar 30, 2020 6:00 AM Read more >

Stanley Park’s nine o'clock gun to sound at 7 p.m. in support of health care workers

Vancouver residents have been making noise every night during COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 29, 2020 6:24 PM Read more >

B.C. farming sector faces race against COVID-19

The province's farming industry is facing multiple challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, including importing its seasonal foreign workforce

Mar 29, 2020 12:58 PM Read more >

New West mayor to host #NewWestGoesViral

A nightly gathering among the New West Twitterverse that is making people happy amid the COVID-19 pandemic is getting a big name to host tonight.

Mar 29, 2020 10:46 AM Read more >

Young Canadians needing hospital treatment for COVID-19

Younger people in Canada are getting COVID-19 and are being hospitalized. That’s the warning from the country’s chief public health officer, Dr.

Mar 29, 2020 9:44 AM Read more >

B.C. food banks receive $3 million in emergency funding

The B.C. government announced more funding on Sunday to help food banks across the province. A $3-million emergency grant from the Community Gaming Grants program is being distributed to Food Banks British Columbia.

Mar 29, 2020 9:33 AM Read more >

Canadian kids, seniors getting federal help during COVID-19

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reached out to kids and seniors Sunday morning, pledging $16.5 million for front line help to deal with effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 29, 2020 8:44 AM Read more >

Watch out for COVID-19-linked scams, BBB warns

Fake government aid and predatory loan practices are among the scams to beware of during the global pandemic, according the Better Business Bureau

Mar 29, 2020 7:59 AM Read more >

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