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Ford defends controversial emergency order law despite legislator's removal from caucus
Premier Doug Ford is defending a controversial new law granting his government powers to extend emergency orders despite recent opposition from within his own party. Ford ejected a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus—legislator Belinda Karahalios—Tuesday after she voted against the bill. -
B.C. aims to clear surgery backlog in 15 months if COVID-19 surge doesn't happen
British Columbia's health minister says the province has hired more staff and increased operating-room hours to catch up on cancelled surgeries but a significant surge in COVID-19 cases could impact recovery. Adrian Dix said Tuesday that 32,400 procedures were postponed or not scheduled as of mid-March to retain beds that may have been needed for COVID-19 patients.