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Post secondary students, who are struggling financially, can look forward to help from the federal government; Mayors from across Vancouver Island are calling on the province to restrict ferry travel over the May long weekend, to prevent the spread of COVID-19; more.
Read MoreHundreds of people had questions for Island Health officials at a virtual town hall meeting last night. 300 queries were asked ahead of time, and a dozen more during the live stream broadcast. The questions ranged from when cancelled surgeries will resume to whether COVID-19 sticks to hair or money.
Read MoreA COVID-19 outbreak has closed a poultry processing plant in Vancouver. BC's Provincial Health Officer says 28 employees at the United Poultry Company have tested positive for the virus; One more person in long term care in Vancouver has died from COVID-19; and more.
Read MoreNanaimo City Council has not decided yet, whether to amend its plan for a 5.2 per cent property tax increase; Individuals and organizations that deliver services to close to 10,000 people with disabilities will be able to get help with additional costs due to COVID-19; The president of the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association says his members are in overdrive, to try to find ways to re-introduce table service during the pandemic; more.
Read MoreAlert Bay has declared its own local state of emergency; A COVID-19 outbreak at a work camp in Alberta has prompted BC's Health Officer to issue a new order; In BC, 52 new cases of the virus have been confirmed since Saturday, including five in the Island Health Region; A reminder that tonight, you can tune in and ask questions of local health officials at a virtual town hall meeting; Nanaimo RCMP has arrested a man who allegedly spat on a worker at the Dollarama Store in the Port Place Mall on Sunday.
Read MoreA COVID-19 outbreak at a work camp in Alberta has prompted BC's Health Officer to issue an order that anyone who has returned from working there over the past two weeks must self isolate for the next two weeks; In BC, 52 new cases of the virus have been confirmed since Saturday, including five in the Island Health Region; Dr. Henry has confirmed that there are eight cases of COVID-19 in Alert Bay.
Read MoreIndigenous and remote and rural communities in BC will get extra resources to help them deliver timely care to those affected by COVID-19; The Village of Alert Bay has declared a state of emergency, in reaction to a COVID-19 outbreak; Charges are being recommended against a Nanaimo RCMP officer, involved in an incident a year and a half ago; Nanaimo council is meeting at this hour, to re-examine this year's 5.2 per cent property tax increase.
Read MoreThe Minister of Public Safety has announced new penalties to try to curb price gouging of medical and other supplies needed for the COVID-19 pandemic; Vancouver Island Music Festival cancelled due COVID-19.
Read MoreThere are 43 new cases of COVID-19 in BC confirmed in the past 24 hours, but none in the Island Health region; Despite today's spike in cases, new data from the Ministry of Health confirm BC has flattened the curve and suggests a downward trend in new cases has begun; Vancouver Island Health Authority to host town hall; Tonight at 8 PM "Rock For Relief" a fundraiser for the Nanaimo and Victoria Foundations on CHEK.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has claimed the life of another person in the Island Health Region, bringing the total number of deaths here to 3; New data from the Ministry of Health confirm BC has flattened the curve; Vancouver Island Health Authority to host town hall; Tonight at 8 PM "Rock For Relief" a fundraiser for the Nanaimo and Victoria Foundations on CHEK.
Read MorePost-secondary students who are feeling anxiety over COVID-19 can call a new mental health hotline; An inmate from the Mission Medium Security Institution has died from COVID-19; more.
Read MoreThe Mayor of Nanaimo says a new provincial aid plan for municipalities will pit communities against one another; An inmate from the Mission Medium Security Institution has died from COVID-19. The unnamed inmate was transferred with six others, to a secure ward at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital yesterday.
Read MoreThe federal and provincial governments have announced more programs to help businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic; The Mayor of Victoria is calling on the province to order hotel owners to allow vulnerable people to be housed in hotel rooms.
Read MoreNew numbers on COVID-19 show 44 new cases in BC over the past 24 hours, including three in the Island Health region, bringing the total here to 92, and province-wide to 1561.
Read MoreThe federal government is expanding its Canada Emergency Response Benefit to include thousands of Canadians who did not qualify under the original plan. The $2000 a month benefit will now be available to people who make less than $1000 per month.
Read MoreCOVID-19 continues to kill seniors in British Columbia, with three more deaths being reported at long term care homes on the lower mainland. BC's fatality rate now stands at 72.
Read MoreThe Mayor of Alert Bay has posted a video, confirming he has contracted COVID-19. Dennis Buchanan says he caught the virus a week ago, despite practising physical distancing, regular handwashing and never leaving Cormorant Island.
Read MoreThe latest COVID-19 numbers show no slowdown in the number of deaths. Eleven people died over the weekend, bringing BC's total to 69.
Read MoreIts been a deadly weekend in BC as COVID-19 continues to take its toll. Eleven more people died from the disease since Saturday. All were on the lower mainland and most were in long term care homes.
Read MoreNanaimo's Member of Parliament has written the Prime Minister and the Premier, asking for an order to restrict non-essential travel on all BC Ferries routes. Paul Manly says he's "deeply troubled by the reports of large numbers of travellers making their way to Vancouver Island this weekend on BC Ferries."
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