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White Spot waives franchisees' royalties, lease payments
Owner Ron Toigo continues to pay head office staff and has laid off hourly workers so they can get federal aid
Vancouver closes restaurants to all but take-out and delivery
Previously, the provincial health officer had said that restaurants could stay open for table service as long as each customer was within about two metres of each other
Smaller B.C. airlines stop flights to slow spread of COVID-19
Pacific Coastal Airlines shuts down all operations while Harbour Air axes its U.S. flights while reducing flight frequency to B.C. destinations
COVID-19 update: B.C. has 40 new cases in past day for 271 total, with eight deaths
What happened: Officials have identified 40 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 271 in B.C. There have been eight deaths, up one from the total reported yesterday. Why it matters: It shows that...
TransLink ridership plunges as COVID-19 prompts workers to stay home
Ridership has been sequentially getting lower each day this week
B.C. has 45 new COVID-19 cases; 231 total and no new deaths
More than 62% of cases are in the Vancouver Coastal Health region
B.C. has 7 COVID-19 deaths; 186 cases, including 83 in past day
B.C.'s provincial health officer Bonnie Henry has also declared a public health emergency
COVID-19 pandemic prompts Vancouver retailers to close
Large department stores such as the Hudson's Bay Co. and Nordstrom have closed their Vancouver stores
Vancouver International Airport CEO vows to 'never close' his facility
CEO Craig Richmond says the current crisis is broader and deeper than after September 2001 terrorist attacks
Vancouver bars and restaurants to be ordered to close on St. Patrick's Day
Closure is one of many as all levels of government act to try to stop the spread of COVID-19