B.C. added 785 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday.
There have now been 166,853 cases of COVID-19 in B.C. since the pandemic began, as well as 1,818 related deaths.
The death toll has increased by 2 since Tuesday.
B.C. added 785 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday.
There have now been 166,853 cases of COVID-19 in B.C. since the pandemic began, as well as 1,818 related deaths.
The death toll has increased by 2 since Tuesday.
The report from Jennifer Charlesworth's office says the current system "virtually shapes a life of poverty" for vulnerable youth in the province.
The outbreak is limited to the medicine unit, which is temporarily closed to admissions. The hospital, including the Emergency Department remains fully operational.
Those killed included 55 Canadian citizens and 30 Canadian permanent residents, and many others with ties to Canadian universities as well as nationals of Britain, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Sweden.
The Moderna vaccine is still in the final stages of its review by Health Canada but Trudeau says deliveries could begin within 48 hours of the department's experts giving it the green light.
The Canada Revenue Agency has sent out more than 400,000 letters to Canada Emergency Response Benefit recipients in recent weeks asking them to verify they met eligibility rules for the payments.
The pandemic, an event whose global impact is unsurpassed in recent history, burst into the collective consciousness in March, infusing conversations and news reports alike.