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B.C. postpones some surgeries due to shortages caused by unvaccinated workers: Dix

B.C. postpones some surgeries due to shortages caused by unvaccinated workers: Dix

VICTORIA — British Columbia hospitals are postponing some surgeries due to staffing shortages created by unvaccinated health-care workers who have been put on unpaid leave, says Health Minister Adrian Dix.
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Fentanyl, heroin dial-a-dope conviction appeal rejected

Fentanyl, heroin dial-a-dope conviction appeal rejected

Court rejects attempt to re-argue facts of drug trafficking case
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B.C. submits application to decriminalize small amounts of drugs

B.C. submits application to decriminalize small amounts of drugs

The application to Health Canada comes five years after B.C. declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency.
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Total number of deaths from B.C.'s summer heat dome nudges nearly 600: coroner

Total number of deaths from B.C.'s summer heat dome nudges nearly 600: coroner

VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service has released updated figures showing 595 people died in the province during extreme heat events over the summer. That's an increase from the 569 deaths confirmed by the coroners service at the end of July.
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COVID-19: More than 3,300 B.C. health-care workers unvaccinated, on unpaid leave

COVID-19: More than 3,300 B.C. health-care workers unvaccinated, on unpaid leave

Deadline passed last month for health-care workers to get vaccinated.
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B.C. to announce new measures to prevent future illicit drug poisonings

B.C. to announce new measures to prevent future illicit drug poisonings

VICTORIA — British Columbia is ready to announce its next step in preventing future drug poisoning deaths.
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Liberal leader hopeful Kevin Falcon fires aide after alleged hate-filled attack on woman

Liberal leader hopeful Kevin Falcon fires aide after alleged hate-filled attack on woman

Alleged attack was laced with profane language hateful toward women.
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BC SPCA petitions Ottawa for Canada-wide firework ban

BC SPCA petitions Ottawa for Canada-wide firework ban

Out of the 2,048 signatures so far, 1,881 of them were from B.C.
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Woman dies in Vancouver hit-and-run incident; man arrested away from scene

Woman dies in Vancouver hit-and-run incident; man arrested away from scene

Vancouver Police say they are investigating a hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of a woman on Saturday night.
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One dead, two badly hurt in Vancouver vehicle incident being investigated as homicide

One dead, two badly hurt in Vancouver vehicle incident being investigated as homicide

Vancouver Police say one man is dead and two others are in hospital suffering from serious injuries after a vehicle incident in the city's south side neighbourhood. Police say the man's death is Vancouver's 14th homicide this year.
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