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Cruise lines are planning for spring travel with guaranteed cancellation policies

Cruise lines are planning for spring travel with guaranteed cancellation policies

The cruise ship industry wants travellers to know it will soon be back in business, with some scheduling cruises as soon as April, 2020.
B.C. corporations moving to virtual AGMs

B.C. corporations moving to virtual AGMs

Augmented reality avatars can put attendees in cyber boardrooms.
This is how to grocery shop safely during the COVID-19 pandemic

This is how to grocery shop safely during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fresh fruit and vegetables should be thoroughly scrubbed under fresh tap water, says the BC Centre for Disease Control.
OPINION: Here's why Christy Clark just decided to politicize the COVID-19 crisis

OPINION: Here's why Christy Clark just decided to politicize the COVID-19 crisis

She's the first high-profile British Columbian to do so
Young people better take COVID-19 seriously: Doctors

Young people better take COVID-19 seriously: Doctors

“You can get sick from this virus. You can also be carriers and cause a lot of harm to parents, grandparents, and other loved ones.”
OPINION: The feds seem to have left a massive hole in their 75% wage subsidy plan

OPINION: The feds seem to have left a massive hole in their 75% wage subsidy plan

There's a fairly good chance your job isn't covered by it
Feds reveal significant new measures to help small businesses weather COVID-19 storm

Feds reveal significant new measures to help small businesses weather COVID-19 storm

"It's becoming clear that we need to do more, much more," said Trudeau Friday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection requested 1,000 troops on Canada border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection requested 1,000 troops on Canada border

"Canada and the U.S. have the longest unmilitarized border in the world, and it is very much in both of our interests for it to remain that way," said the Prime Minister.
People who don’t comply with mandatory quarantine will face fines, jail time: Trudeau

People who don’t comply with mandatory quarantine will face fines, jail time: Trudeau

Trudeau called the decision by some Canadians to ignore the request to self-isolate “not just disappointing, but dangerous.”
Farm workers will be exempt from the COVID-19 travel ban

Farm workers will be exempt from the COVID-19 travel ban

"They'd normally be here pretty much by now, but we're not expecting to see them until mid-May, if at all."