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JOTOLCHEN, Mexico — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two decades of gains against child labour are eroding.

JOTOLCHEN, Mexico — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two decades of gains against child labour are eroding.

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VICTORIA — A man has been pulled alive from Victoria's Inner Harbour after spending what could have been hours in the water. Victoria police say a person was spotted in distress in the chilly water late Wednesday afternoon.

B.C. is already in the longest state of emergency in provincial history.

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VICTORIA — The number of active cases of COVID-19 has ticked up to just under 1,500 as B.C. reports 158 new cases on Wednesday. Provincial health officer Dr.

3,608 people are under active public health monitoring as a result of identified exposure to known cases.