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Playland delays summer 2020 opening date due to COVID-19

Playland delays summer 2020 opening date due to COVID-19

Vancouver's seasonal amusement park has pushed back their opening date due to COVID-19
Buy B.C. wine during COVID-19 to help our local industry survive: BC Wine Institute

Buy B.C. wine during COVID-19 to help our local industry survive: BC Wine Institute

Already, most B.C. wineries have pivoted to accommodate the new reality of the COVID-19 crisis. Your task: Buy their wine! 🍷
Panic-buying of drugs leading to shortages and rationing in B.C., pharmacies say

Panic-buying of drugs leading to shortages and rationing in B.C., pharmacies say

“If everybody ordered in one year’s worth of medication, the system gets strained and leads to a shortage"
B.C. clears COVID-19 test backlog, ups daily processing

B.C. clears COVID-19 test backlog, ups daily processing

Test capacity is now at about 3,500 per day in the province
B.C. Cannabis retailers hopeful they will be deemed essential and stay open

B.C. Cannabis retailers hopeful they will be deemed essential and stay open

Other provinces and U.S. states have deemed cannabis an "essential" business
BC Ferries advises against non-essential travel

BC Ferries advises against non-essential travel

The news comes after several small B.C. communities asked visitors to stay away
Good deeds, spirit of sharing spreads amid pandemic panic purchasing in Vancouver

Good deeds, spirit of sharing spreads amid pandemic panic purchasing in Vancouver

Neighbours are helping each other get what they need here in Metro Vancouver
Two sisters send a positive message through song during self-isolation (VIDEO)

Two sisters send a positive message through song during self-isolation (VIDEO)

"We can stay home for them while they go in for us."
DTES response launched to protect community from COVID-19

DTES response launched to protect community from COVID-19

“The situation is serious and it is urgent. In a neighbourhood where space, food, supplies, and everything is shared, if we have one infection, it could decimate this entire community."
Here is how to get a partial refund on your March Compass card

Here is how to get a partial refund on your March Compass card

TransLink will offer partial refunds due to the COVID-19 pandemic