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A North Shore woman who has been sewing for much of her life is calling on local crafters to join her in sewing their way to safety during the coronavirus pandemic, producing caps and gowns for health-care workers.

If you’re a health care worker, a patient or a visitor to a B.C. hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s some financial relief in sight.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says we’re not through the storm yet as she announced 86 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C. on Monday, bringing the total to 970. Island Health has 67 confirmed cases.

The maximum 50-person rule in B.C. for a business during the COVID-19 pandemic will not apply to retail food and grocery stores – as long as physical distancing can be maintained.

BC Corrections says it is assessing some non-violent offenders for possible early release as it deals with the global pandemic

Gallery curators will stage live streams to preview, discuss exhibitions

Faced with the new reality of no in-person rehearsals or concerts, the men's choir is starting up a livestream to connect audiences with choral music during the pandemic

Dr. Sean Wormsbecker of Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster and Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody said hospitals are sending home symptomatic patients without testing them, he's concerned people won't follow quarantine direction

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

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.