COVID-19 update for Aug. 26: Here's the most recent on coronavirus in B.C.

The five hottest flights involve:

• Aug 12: Air India 1143, Delhi to Vancouver

• Aug 14: WestJet 196, Victoria to Calgary

• Aug 17: Air Canada 106, Vancouver to Toronto, Row 20 to 26

• Aug 18: Air Canada 007, Vancouver to Hong Kong, Row 21 to 27

• Aug 21: KLM 681, Amsterdam to Vancouver

8:30 a.m. – Feds to give provinces $2B to bolster harmless reopening of colleges this slide

The federal governing administration is delivering up to $2 billion in extra funding to assistance provinces and territories ensure that children can securely return to class this drop.

The revenue is on best of $19 billion Ottawa has presently promised provinces and territories to support them cope with the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their economies and health and fitness-treatment methods.

B.C.’s share totals $242 million.

Key Minister Justin Trudeau states children need to be safe in their classrooms and moms and dads shouldn’t be getting rid of slumber around this.

The funds will move by way of a new fund precisely for university reopenings and there will also be $112 million to support educational institutions in Initially Nations communities.

Trudeau states provinces and territories, which have sole jurisdiction about education and learning, will have overall flexibility to shell out the revenue as they see healthy to bolster their endeavours to guarantee faculties can reopen this tumble as securely as achievable.

Schools have been shut down throughout the region because COVID-19 commenced sweeping across Canada in mid-March.

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