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Need a job? Burnaby seniors-care business hiring

Need a job? Burnaby seniors-care business hiring

Demand for at-home seniors care continues to grow through COVID-19 pandemic says Burnaby Home Instead owner
Pfizer will not ship any vaccine doses to Canada next week

Pfizer will not ship any vaccine doses to Canada next week

Pharmaceutical giant will only ship 82% of previously guaranteed doses this week
Burnaby college's addictions program gets $500,000 thanks to COVID-19 recovery plan

Burnaby college's addictions program gets $500,000 thanks to COVID-19 recovery plan

Money will fund 47 seats in Nicola Valley Technical Institute's Indigenous health and wellness worker program for one year.
Coquitlam Real Canadian Superstore workers hit with another case of COVID-19

Coquitlam Real Canadian Superstore workers hit with another case of COVID-19

The latest exposure is at least the fourth time since December workers at the Westwood Mall store, located at 3000 Lougheed Highway, have tested positive for the virus. 
Rapid tests urged for B.C. care homes amid COVID-19 vaccine delays

Rapid tests urged for B.C. care homes amid COVID-19 vaccine delays

Burnaby-based BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) issued the plea Tuesday
Hundreds of thousands waiting for B.C. recovery benefit

Hundreds of thousands waiting for B.C. recovery benefit

Vancouver couple to cough up $460 fine after fake coughing fit

Vancouver couple to cough up $460 fine after fake coughing fit

The 60-year-old man and his 25-year-old girlfriend will have to pay $230 each for fake coughing in the general direction of gym equipment and other gym users
Canadians can get slapped with a hefty $5,000 fine for a 'questionable' COVID-19 travel document

Canadians can get slapped with a hefty $5,000 fine for a 'questionable' COVID-19 travel document

You could also be denied boarding
B.C. expects shortfall of 60,000 Pfizer vaccine doses amid delays

B.C. expects shortfall of 60,000 Pfizer vaccine doses amid delays

Pfizer vaccine delays expected to heighten in B.C. starting next week
New COVID-19 cases continue to fall in B.C.

New COVID-19 cases continue to fall in B.C.

Total number of new infections has dropped over past three days