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Blood donor clinics cancelled, but need continues

“Blood donation can also help address feelings of helplessness many folks may have in the face of COVID-19."

Apr 10, 2020 7:01 PM Read more >

Littering of masks, gloves in Richmond ‘unacceptable'

“You are placing others at risk by not properly disposing of items that could be contaminated."

Apr 10, 2020 5:53 PM Read more >

8,000 chocolate eggs dropped off to Metro Vancouver front-line staff

Wesgroup Properties delivered thousands of Lindt chocolate eggs to staff at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.

Apr 10, 2020 5:29 PM Read more >

What it’s like to work in a Vancouver hospital during a pandemic

St. Paul’s has long been known as the go-to hospital in Vancouver for paramedics to hand over the steady stream of people who continue to overdose from illicit street drugs. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened.

Apr 10, 2020 4:43 PM Read more >

B.C. announces 40 new cases of COVID-19, five new deaths

This brings the province's total number of cases to 1,410.

Apr 10, 2020 4:12 PM Read more >

B.C. teachers are finding creative ways to stay connected with students during the COVID-19 pandemic (VIDEO)

North Vancouver PE teachers are challenging their students to come up with imaginative ways of staying active - using toilet paper - with this hilarious video.

Apr 10, 2020 3:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver’s Stanley Park seawall is closed to bikes

Cyclists are instead encouraged to take advantage of Stanley Park’s empty roads, while staying two metres apart

Apr 10, 2020 1:55 PM Read more >

Opinion: These cloth masks 'will not protect you from COVID-19'

"A non-medical cloth mask or face covering, while helpful in containing your own droplets, will not protect you from COVID-19, nor is wearing one required of you if you can keep your safe distance from others," says Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Apr 10, 2020 12:58 PM Read more >

New heated tobacco tax postponed amid pandemic; no plan to expand ‘patch’ program

Public health researcher Dr. Kelley Lee of Simon Fraser University said while there may be some justification to delaying the tax, a more urgent priority should nevertheless be expansion of the government’s smoking cessation program.

Apr 10, 2020 10:57 AM Read more >

CARTOON: I am the Master Blaster

Funny, the things we were ashamed of in the Before Times...

Apr 10, 2020 10:24 AM Read more >