Vehicle incident causes Hwy 6 closure and power outages in Slocan Valley

A Thursday afternoon incident has closed the main highway in the Slocan Valley

Celebrate Easter in a ‘safe way,’ B.C.’s top doctor urges as province records 6 new deaths

B.C. health officer says homemade masks may prevent spread of COVID-19 to others

B.C.’s senior home staff measures show results in COVID-19 battle

‘A matter of human decency’: Truckers’ union calls on gas stations, rest stops to fully re-open

B.C. unveils $3.5M COVID-19 emergency fund for post-secondary students

‘We will get through this’: B.C. sees new COVID-19 death, but 57% have recovered

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CN Rail notches record grain movement for March as it clears blockade backlog

High demand for flour and durum from mills during the COVID-19 pandemic will likely drive volumes

Supply-line disruptions could cause Canadian drug shortage

Pharmacists have also seen shortages related to people stockpiling their prescribed medication

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Castlegar readers share the positive things they have found during COVID-19 isolation

Readers share the positive things they have found.

Quarantined B.C. mom say pandemic has put special-needs families in ‘crisis mode’

Surrey’s Christine Williamson shares family’s challenges, strengths

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Bill Massey Antufaeff

Mar 10th, 2020

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Sports

55+ BC Games cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns

Greater Victoria set to host 2021 event

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

Olympic Games had been postponed to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Opinion

B.C. VIEWS: Small businesses need our help

Just as integral in neighbourhoods in Vancouver and Surrey as they are in Prince George or Kelowna

COLUMN: Four reasons to hope that B.C. will win COVID-19 fight

Number of hospitalizations in B.C. remain low as thousands of beds freed up

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Business

BC Hydro offers three-month bill ‘holiday’ for those affected by COVID-19

Industrial customers can defer half of their power bills

No laws in B.C. to force businesses to offer refunds, even during a pandemic

Black Press Media talks to Consumer Protection BC on how to navigate during COVID-19

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Entertainment

COVID-19: ‘The Ballad of Bonnie Henry’ recorded and released

LISTEN: Quick turnaround for song penned by B.C. Order of Canada musician Phil Dwyer

Trump: We won’t pay for security for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan

Trump: “The U.S. will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!”

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Some April Fool’s Day jokes bring much-needed laughter; others tone deaf to COVID-19

Police are warning the public not to use the ongoing pandemic as a punchline

Most abiding by COVID-19 rules, back fines, arrests of those who aren’t: poll

But 64 per cent said they’ve personally witnessed people not respecting the measures

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Life and style with Tara Elston

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