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How will Canada’s economy affect immigrant workers?

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Credit to Author: Scotiabank| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:00:34 +0000

At the beginning of the pandemic, immigrants who had landed in the last five years experienced higher unemployment levels than Canadian born workers. However, over the course of the pandemic, that shifted. As of January 2022, the employment rate for newcomers is now 7% above its pre-pandemic average. “Immigrants had this major decrease initially in their […]

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COVID-19: B.C. students head back to school after Spring Break with mask mandate removed

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Credit to Author: Joanne Lee-Young| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:14:50 +0000

Some parents were a bit dismayed that schools and school districts didn’t issue more explicit — and earlier — instructions about the need for continued mask-wearing following travel outside of Canada.

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations creep up as six deaths reported over past three days

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Credit to Author: Carey Bermingham| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:53:50 +0000

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 had fallen from a peak of 1,034 on Feb. 1, but is climbing back up.

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COVID-19 update for March 28: B.C. Human Rights Commissioner calls for return of masks | Six deaths reported in B.C. over past three days | UBC-co-developed nasal spray treats COVID in mice

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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:14:07 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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Students head back to school after Spring Break with mask mandate removed

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Credit to Author: Joanne Lee-Young| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:59:08 +0000

Some parents were a bit dismayed that schools and school districts didn’t issue more explicit — and earlier — instructions about the need for continued mask-wearing following travel outside of Canada.

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COVID-19 update for March 28: Six deaths reported in B.C. over past three days | UBC-co-developed nasal spray treats COVID in mice | Quebec cases surge, with 8,000 health-care workers off sick

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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:20:10 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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COVID-19: UBC-co-developed nasal spray found effective at treating infected mice

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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:08:52 +0000

In the study, genetically engineered mice were infected with the COVID-19 virus and given a daily dose of the nasal spray for four days. All 10 of the treated mice survived infection, compared to just 20 per cent of untreated mice.

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COVID-19 update for March 28: UBC-co-developed nasal spray treats COVID in mice | Quebec cases surge, with 8,000 health-care workers off sick | More charges in infamous Sunwing 'party flight'

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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:55:23 +0000

Here’s your daily update with everything you need to know on the coronavirus situation in B.C.

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COVID-19: UBC-developed nasal spray found effective at treating infected mice

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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:18:54 +0000

In the study, genetically engineered mice were infected with the COVID-19 virus and given a daily dose of the nasal spray for four days. All 10 of the treated mice survived infection, compared to just 20 per cent of untreated mice.

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