The government has passed a COVID-19 aid package bill worth $107 billion to help Canadians struggling during the pandemic.
Update from World Health Organization
There are now a total of 659 cases confirmed in B.C. and 14 deaths. The latest fatality is the 11th to be linked to North Vancouver’s Lynn Valley Care Centre. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Wednesday she only had data on infected health-care workers who are connected to outbreak clusters at seniors’ facilities and to Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver. “Most of the other health-care workers who have tested positive were infected in the community,” she said.
Premier John Horgan, Minister Selina Robinson and MLA Spencer Chandra-Herbert announce a new rental supplement, which will help households by offering up to $500 a month towards their rent, building on federal and provincial financial supports already announced for British Columbians facing financial hardship.
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