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How to care for yourself or someone else with COVID-19 at home

How to care for yourself or someone else with COVID-19 at home

The government has provided advice on how to protect yourself and others in the home, as well as those in your community
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Share still has food for Tri-Cities food bank clients – but has other struggles

Share still has food for Tri-Cities food bank clients – but has other struggles

Share Family and Community Services has changed the way it offers counselling services to clients in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody during the COVID-19 pandemic but is still taking calls, referrals and running the food banks
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B.C. declares provincial state of emergency

B.C. declares provincial state of emergency

Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth has declared a provincial state of emergency in B.C. amid the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes one day after provincial health officer Dr.
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‘Race against time’ for Port Moody teen returning early from U.K. gap year

‘Race against time’ for Port Moody teen returning early from U.K. gap year

COVID-19 means Port Moody secondary grad Fraser Hopewell’s time in Sheffield, England is cut shor
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Tri-Cities seniors can help seniors weather the COVID-19 pandemic – carefully

Tri-Cities seniors can help seniors weather the COVID-19 pandemic – carefully

Ken Kuhn of the Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network wants seniors who are in a position to aid those who need help to step up during the pandemic
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Coquitlam cops issue alert about 'confrontation' between boy and man at park

Mounties are looking for witnesses to incident at Victoria Park in northeast Coquitlam but say they don't yet know if it was an attempted abduction
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New deadline for Port Coquitlam utility payments: May 31

New deadline for Port Coquitlam utility payments: May 31

Port Coquitlam council votes to allow later utility payments due to COVID-19 and it's possible May 31 deadline could be extended again
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Port Coquitlam pot shop goes dark during COVID-19

Port Coquitlam pot shop goes dark during COVID-19

Port Coquitlam’s only private pot retailer is turning the lights out temporarily at one of its stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Here's how Canada's $82b federal COVID-19 economic stimulus package breaks down

Here's how Canada's $82b federal COVID-19 economic stimulus package breaks down

The federal government will offer $27 billion in direct support to Canadians hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis as well as $55 billion in tax deferrals.
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B.C. Liquor Stores have no immediate plans to close, despite rumours

B.C. Liquor Stores have no immediate plans to close, despite rumours

Keep calm and drink on – responsibly, and practice social distancing
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