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Deaths from COVID-19 reach 50 in B.C.; total confirmed cases at 1,370

Deaths from COVID-19 reach 50 in B.C.; total confirmed cases at 1,370

The number of deaths in B.C. due to COVID-19 has reached 50, says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Two additional deaths were reported Thursday, bringing the total in B.C. to 50. Henry said there are now 1,370 confirmed cases in B.C.
Parking lots closed for two major North Shore parks

Parking lots closed for two major North Shore parks

As a sunny long weekend approaches, Metro Vancouver is closing the parking lots at Lynn Headwaters Regional Park and the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve in hopes more people will follow the provincial health officer’s directive to stay close to ho
Answering Bowen’s COVID-19 questions: highlights of BIHCF’s first virtual town hall

Answering Bowen’s COVID-19 questions: highlights of BIHCF’s first virtual town hall

Bowen-related information about COVID-19
911 flooded with COVID-19 calls

911 flooded with COVID-19 calls

Don’t call 911 except for emergencies – this is the message coming from emergency dispatchers as they are flooded with non-urgent calls, especially those related to COVID-19.
Instagram, Facebook mute Vancouver drag queen

Instagram, Facebook mute Vancouver drag queen

Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige performances have sound cut
North Shore arts institutions adjust to life without an audience

North Shore arts institutions adjust to life without an audience

COVID-19 forces venues to find creative new outlets
Jack Knox: Don’t give in to temptation, stay home, stay the course

Jack Knox: Don’t give in to temptation, stay home, stay the course

It would be dumb, at this point, to jump out of the lifeboat and start swimming back to the Titanic. That is, we in B.C. have done an admirable job of following instructions, hunkering in our bunkers and avoiding each other like, well, the plague.
COVID-19 outbreak at North Van care home spread before it was recognized

COVID-19 outbreak at North Van care home spread before it was recognized

Lessons learned in Lynn Valley outbreak have helped contain virus at other care homes, says Dr. Bonnie Henry
North Van to close roads near trailheads

North Van to close roads near trailheads

They’ve closed parks and trails. They’ve closed parking lots and banned nearby street parking.
Pipe band plays impromptu concert for Lions Gate Hospital staff (VIDEO)

Pipe band plays impromptu concert for Lions Gate Hospital staff (VIDEO)

Anyone standing in the vicinity of Lions Gate Hospital Monday evening would have found themselves swept up in the glorious cacophony of a highland pipe band.