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B.C. hiring 500 people to help with COVID contact tracing

B.C. hiring 500 people to help with COVID contact tracing

VICTORIA — British Columbia is hiring 500 health-care professionals to help with its COVID-19 contact tracing efforts ahead of the flu season and a potential surge in cases.
Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment

Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment

VANCOUVER — A labour arbitrator in British Columbia says two long-time paramedics should be fired after they were accused of mistreating a patient who was in pain and allowed to crawl to an elevator.
BC Parks buys 520 acres in Haida Gwaii region

BC Parks buys 520 acres in Haida Gwaii region

The deal represents the first addition of lands for provincial parks in the Haida Gwaii area in nearly 50 years.
How safe is it to ride your bike on the Sea to Sky Highway?

How safe is it to ride your bike on the Sea to Sky Highway?

Cyclist, expert and Ministry of Transportation weigh in
B.C. to hire 500 new contact tracers to handle COVID-19 surge

B.C. to hire 500 new contact tracers to handle COVID-19 surge

The province is hiring 500 more contact tracers to improve its surge capacity as active cases continue to rise across the province.
Province of B.C. to hire 500 COVID-19 contact tracers

Province of B.C. to hire 500 COVID-19 contact tracers

The government of British Columbia will hire 500 health professionals to conduct contact tracing around the province, it announced Wednesday.
B.C. seniors warned to be 'particularly vigilant' about lottery scams

B.C. seniors warned to be 'particularly vigilant' about lottery scams

People aged 65 and older remain the largest group victimized by these scams
Concord Pacific pays $1 billion for St. Paul’s Hospital site

Concord Pacific pays $1 billion for St. Paul’s Hospital site

$1.9 billion new False Creek Flats hospital due by 2026
B.C. students will be back in school on September 10

B.C. students will be back in school on September 10

Schools will have two extra days before students arrive to organize learning groups
Dog rescued from B.C. cave three months after going missing

Dog rescued from B.C. cave three months after going missing

Stella was lost while on a hike with her owner back in early May