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This recovered Metro Vancouver COVID-19 patient is participating in a clinical trial to help find a treatment

This recovered Metro Vancouver COVID-19 patient is participating in a clinical trial to help find a treatment

Ladner’s Jerry Glubisz will be the first person from the Vancouver area to help determine if recovered patients' convalescent plasma can be an effective treatment for the coronavirus.
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Burnaby's biggest music festival cancelled over COVID-19

Burnaby's biggest music festival cancelled over COVID-19

The Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival was slated to run Aug. 7 and 8 at Deer Lake Park.
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Expect 'sales like you’ve never seen' when stores reopen

Expect 'sales like you’ve never seen' when stores reopen

Department stores and fashion houses will likely pull out all the stops to lure customers back and get rid of spring inventory.
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North Vancouver dance crew performs for Lions Gate Hospital staff and patients (VIDEO)

North Vancouver dance crew performs for Lions Gate Hospital staff and patients (VIDEO)

Members of the Kahlena Movement Studio have also been showing up at the Amica Edgemont care centre three afternoons a week, where they encourage residents to join in from their balconies.
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This Instagram account chronicles the 7 p.m. cheer in Vancouver (PHOTOS)

This Instagram account chronicles the 7 p.m. cheer in Vancouver (PHOTOS)

"We will remember the sound of seven o’clock."
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Whitecaps launch art sale to raise money for Greater Vancouver Food Bank

Whitecaps launch art sale to raise money for Greater Vancouver Food Bank

The soccer club notes that all proceeds from the sale will benefit the GVFB, who are experiencing exceptional demands due to COVID-19 in Vancouver.
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This summer’s Powell Street Festival is cancelled

This summer’s Powell Street Festival is cancelled

“There will be no public gathering but we will create opportunities for everyone … to enjoy art, culture and community,” organizers say.
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Thousands apply for B.C.'s $1,000 tax-worker benefit in first minutes available

Thousands apply for B.C.'s $1,000 tax-worker benefit in first minutes available

More than 16,000 people registered to receive the one-time B.C. Emergency Benefit for Workers in the first 45 minutes
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What expanding social contact could look like in B.C.'s next pandemic phase

What expanding social contact could look like in B.C.'s next pandemic phase

Dr. Bonnie Henry gave some hints at what broadening social circles could look like in the next stage of COVID-19 response.
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Richmond’s gaming stadium connects community with online tournaments

Richmond’s gaming stadium connects community with online tournaments

The Gaming Stadium has turned their in-person computer gaming tournaments, which ran five times a week, into Canada-wide online tournaments that now run seven days a week.
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