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B.C. businesses can start re-opening Tuesday

B.C. businesses can start re-opening Tuesday

B.C. deaths now total 141, new infections in Fraser Health Authority
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COVID-19 cyber scammers continue to target Canadians

COVID-19 cyber scammers continue to target Canadians

Centre for cyber security reports 951 cases relating to pandemic fraud
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Canadian Red Cross to receive $100 million: Trudeau

Canadian Red Cross to receive $100 million: Trudeau

Funding includes up to $41 million to address immediate COVID-19 needs.
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Trudeau silent on Air Canada bailout, nationalization

Trudeau silent on Air Canada bailout, nationalization

Airline to lay off half of 38,000 employees in June
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Dating advice from British Columbia's health officer: take it slowly

Dating advice from British Columbia's health officer: take it slowly

From picnics in the park to online hookups, the province’s medical health officer had some dating advice for singletons this week worthy of your mom: proceed with caution.
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Classes at Island's universities will be mostly online this fall

Classes at Island's universities will be mostly online this fall

Many post-secondary students on Vancouver Island won’t be back on campus in September.
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Ferries still advising against non-essential travel as long weekend nears

Ferries still advising against non-essential travel as long weekend nears

BC Ferries is, once again, reminding people to avoid non-essential travel and that it is continuing to operate with reduced passenger capacity and reduced schedules.
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Richmond RCMP investigate alleged racist attack

Richmond RCMP investigate alleged racist attack

Richmond RCMP are investigating an alleged racist attack on Friday at Garry Point Park in Steveston.
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Starbucks joins retailer mask-wearing trend

Starbucks joins retailer mask-wearing trend

Company requests customers to wear a face-covering when entering stores as re-opening plan gets underway
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Opinion: The Great Reopening needs us to be spenders again

Opinion: The Great Reopening needs us to be spenders again

As the Great Re-Opening comes into view, it is not unclear if our provincial economy will reawaken itself. More than 400,000 British Columbians are out of work right now, an astonishing situation akin to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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