WATCH: Drug Overdose crisis sees 175 deaths for July, Trudeau invests $2B in schools, Canucks win against Vegas
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 26 Aug, 2020 08:07 PM
WATCH: Drug Overdose crisis for BC Up by 136% - 175 deaths in July 2020, hospitalizations on the rise in BC due to COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pumps $2 Billion dollars in time for schools re-opening in the Fall, Vancouver Canucks showed they could do better as they win Tuesday night's game against the Golden Vegas Knights.
Ottawa has announced $470 million in federal support for fish harvesters who have been ineligible for other aid initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country's financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis.
Shoppers at recently reopened Sleep Country stores looking to test mattresses or pillows will find a disposable protective barrier between them and the product. When Aritzia stores open soon in Vancouver, customers will be able to ask staff for face masks or gloves to wear while they peruse clothing racks.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are many questions for countries, particularly China, around the origins of COVID-19 and how they reacted in the early days of the pandemic. At the same time, Trudeau told a daily news briefing, the spread of the virus requires a global, co-ordinated response.
A virtual signing ceremony on Thursday marks the start of a new relationship between the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation and the federal and B.C. governments after tumultuous gas pipeline protests earlier this year, say government leaders.
