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Care-home visiting rules could ease in summer

Care-home visiting rules could ease in summer

B.C.’s top doctor hopes to ease COVID-19 restrictions on visitors at seniors’ residences and hospitals this summer, allowing at least one family member to visit a loved one.
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Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Robert Huynh/Glacier Media Digital
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B.C. youth sports leagues could resume, with restrictions, in the coming months

B.C. youth sports leagues could resume, with restrictions, in the coming months

Dr. Bonnie Henry says physical activity a priority but precautions need to be taken when athletes get back in action
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COVID-19 outbreaks at North Shore care homes showing signs of stabilizing

COVID-19 outbreaks at North Shore care homes showing signs of stabilizing

After seven long weeks at the front lines of B.C.’s COVID-19 epidemic, the outbreaks at North Shore long-term care homes are showing signs of stabilizing.
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Playgrounds could re-open soon: Medical health officer

Playgrounds could re-open soon: Medical health officer

Only five children and youth in B.C. have tested positive for COVID-19 so this could mean easing of some restrictions for kids in the near future.
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More health care resources launched for remote communities

More health care resources launched for remote communities

Province supplying planes, helicopters, ambulances for communities without hospitals
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Don't blame the bats for COVID-19: B.C.'s bat people

Don't blame the bats for COVID-19: B.C.'s bat people

With bats still being linked to the outbreak of COVID-19 in China, a local program decided to use International Bat Appreciation Day to dispel “misinformation.
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Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

Robert Huynh/Glacier Media Digital
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Opinion: Tricky finding 'sweet spot' to restart B.C. economy

Opinion: Tricky finding 'sweet spot' to restart B.C. economy

Somewhere out there lurks the answer to a riddle that has the potential to profoundly shape our view of communities in the coming months.
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TransLink announces layoffs, route cancellations, and service reductions as 'cost-saving measures'

TransLink announces layoffs, route cancellations, and service reductions as 'cost-saving measures'

Public transit is going to be scaled back radically in Metro Vancouver due to COVID-19, and a number of people out of work for the time being, as TransLink announced Monday a series of cost-cutting measures that includes layoffs and schedule changes.
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