Economy, Law & Politics
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B.C. reveals $5.5b deficit in 2020-21 fiscal year
Deficit was $2.7b below what the government had projected
Canada’s overall crime rate drops 8% during pandemic
Stay-at-home orders may be contributing factor: report
B.C. detects 150 new COVID-19 cases – most since June 11
More than 56% of B.C.'s total population has had at least one dose of vaccine
Opioid crimes up as COVID-fuelled overdose crisis continues
Cannabis crime rate continues drop since 2018 legalization
COVID-19: Province shifting vax strategy to reach those without a dose
Province to move from mass clinics to mobile, pop-up clinics for vaccinations
High second-dose vaccination rate still ‘achievable’ in B.C.
But B.C. unlikely to meet second-dose target by month’s end
B.C.'s money-laundering inquiry sets dates for new witnesses
One of the new witnesses will be Ross Alderson, the former director of Anti-Money Laundering at the BCLC
B.C. hits new 10-month low for COVID-19 hospitalizations
New infections returned to counts below 100 in each of the past three days
Vancouver’s sewage fentanyl load extremely high: Statistics Canada
Illicit drug levels in wastewater increasing in major cities
Vancouver tapping $32m from feds’ $1.5b Rapid Housing Initiative
Funding will be used for 65 affordable housing units