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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­chicken plant closed after 28 workers test positive for COVID-19

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­chicken plant closed after 28 workers test positive for COVID-19

B.C. officials are concerned about the outbreak and will inspect company's other operations
The 2020 Canada Day at Canada Place celebration is cancelled

The 2020 Canada Day at Canada Place celebration is cancelled

The event welcomes over 250,000 visitors each year.
Resources help B.C. parents keep kids active without PE class or playgrounds

Resources help B.C. parents keep kids active without PE class or playgrounds

“For 50 years we have been telling people to get active and we are now the least active we have ever been.â€
B.C. confirms 25 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 1,724

B.C. confirms 25 new cases of COVID-19, for total of 1,724

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Coastal Health Public Health has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 among staff working at United Poultry Company Ltd., a chicken processing plant.
Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­clothing business creates t-shirt honouring Canada's female public health leaders

Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­clothing business creates t-shirt honouring Canada's female public health leaders

"These women are not only part of the conversation but leaders within it" says the shirt's creator
More summertime B.C. music festivals pull the plug on 2020 events

More summertime B.C. music festivals pull the plug on 2020 events

Three of the Interior's longest-running festivals will not be proceeding
ER visits to St. Paul’s Hospital in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­drop 40 per cent during pandemic

ER visits to St. Paul’s Hospital in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­drop 40 per cent during pandemic

Dr. Daniel Kalla says hospital ‘very safe,’ urges people with serious medical conditions to attend
Return to normal will require 'balance,' says Fraser Health’s top doc

Return to normal will require 'balance,' says Fraser Health’s top doc

A return to some form of normal life in B.C. won’t happen until the number of COVID-19 cases in the province gets “very low"
Nearly half of B.C. businesses may not or will not re-open

Nearly half of B.C. businesses may not or will not re-open

Some 38% of nearly 1,300 B.C. businesses surveyed are uncertain about future operations, while 8% will not re-open
Rise in homeless tent cities, encampments linked to health confidence: advocate

Rise in homeless tent cities, encampments linked to health confidence: advocate

B.C. cities are among those in the nation struggling to find adequate solutions to look after their homeless populations