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Two additional deaths, and 26 new COVID-19 cases identified in B.C
VICTORIA - The province announced 26 new cases of COVID-19 today (May 2), for a total of 2,171 cases in B.C. In Saturday's update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says of those cases, 72 pe...
May 02, 2020 Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry providing an update on COVID-19 on April 30, 2020 (Image Credit: Province of British Columbia)
Province reports 33 new COVID-19 cases, one more death
VICTORIA - The province has recorded 33 new cases of COVID-19. The information is contained in a news release from the Ministry of Health and the Office of Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. ...
May 01, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: Flickr / Government of BC)
Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'military-style' guns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is banning a range of assault-style guns, with an order that takes effect immediately. The cabinet order he describes doesn't forbid ...
May 01, 2020
Province records 25 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
KAMLOOPS - It has been 100 days since provincial health officials in B.C. made their first public comments about COVID-19 - then known as the novel coronavirus.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Apr 30, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Government of BC
Budget officer says federal deficit could top $252 billion
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The figure is an estimate based on the almost...
Apr 30, 2020
Plans to re-open B.C. economy to be unveiled next week: Horgan
VICTORIA - The premier of British Columbia says his government will unveil plans next week to restart the province's economy. But John Horgan says government is acting cautiously, because "we still ha...
Apr 29, 2020 Image Credit: Twitter / Government of BC
More than half of Canadian companies seeing sales drop at least 20%: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports nearly one-third of Canadian businesses who responded in a newly released survey have seen their revenues plummet by 40 per cent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Apr 29, 2020
Second Interior Health resident dies of COVID-19; new B.C. positive cases largely linked to poultry plant outbreaks
VICTORIA - A second resident of Interior Health has died due to COVID-19.Officials with Interior Health said the man, who was in his 70's, died April 27th. He had been admitted to hospital in early Ap...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: Global BC
Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music called off for 2020
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Music Collective (KMC) has announced the cancellation of the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music (KISSM) for 2020. This year was to be the 42nd year for the music school. ...
Apr 28, 2020
COVID-19 numbers improving, Trudeau says, but too soon to lift restrictions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says distancing measures meant to cut the spread of COVID-19 are working but Canada isn't out of the woods yet.The federal government has new national models and...
Apr 28, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
