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B.C. lost 195 people in May to the toxic drug supply

B.C. lost 195 people in May to the toxic drug supply

A new report from the BC Coroners Service says etizolam was found in 40% of overdose deaths from July 2020 to May 2022. It does not respond to naloxone thus creating "live-saving challenges for first responders."
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Overdose deaths for May reach new heights in B.C., says chief coroner

Overdose deaths for May reach new heights in B.C., says chief coroner

VICTORIA — The British Columbia chief coroner says the province is on pace to lose another record number of people to toxic drugs this year.
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Interest-rate hike raises fears of higher allowable rent increase in B.C.

Interest-rate hike raises fears of higher allowable rent increase in B.C.

Predictions of a four to five per cent increase to help landlords recoup some of their higher costs
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City of Kamloops, B.C., says crews responding to CP Rail train derailment

City of Kamloops, B.C., says crews responding to CP Rail train derailment

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The City of Kamloops says crews are investigating a train derailment in the B.C. Interior community. The city says in a tweet that Canadian Pacific Railway has confirmed there were no hazardous goods aboard the train cars.
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Xavier's legacy: Family biking Whistler to Burnaby for son who died of rare disease

Xavier's legacy: Family biking Whistler to Burnaby for son who died of rare disease

"It was so sudden and just brutal."
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Man whose boat was seized for illegal crab fishing in Burrard Inlet nets further $6,000 fine

Man whose boat was seized for illegal crab fishing in Burrard Inlet nets further $6,000 fine

Vessel spotted without navigation lights in path of SeaBus led fisheries officers on a high-speed chase
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Haida village of Queen Charlotte, B.C., gets its ancestral name back

Haida village of Queen Charlotte, B.C., gets its ancestral name back

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has confirmed that the village of Queen Charlotte on Haida Gwaii will be renamed back to its former ancestral name.
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Calgary man who drove from Alberta to B.C. coast while banned fined $1,000

Calgary man who drove from Alberta to B.C. coast while banned fined $1,000

Judge chides trucking company owner for driving across entire province without a licence.
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Mayor, First Nation challenge sale of Powell River mill site

Mayor, First Nation challenge sale of Powell River mill site

Mayor ‘shocked’ by sale listing as Tla’amin Nation lays claim to the entire 300 acres of the former Paper Excellence pulp mill
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University of B.C. president Santa Ono named as president at U. of Michigan

University of B.C. president Santa Ono named as president at U. of Michigan

VANCOUVER — University of British Columbia president and vice-chancellor Santa Ono is leaving his post, and Canada, to become president of the University of Michigan.
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