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Amidst Drug Crisis, Calls for Bold Safe Supply Spending Go Unheeded

Amidst Drug Crisis, Calls for Bold Safe Supply Spending Go Unheeded

The province says 12,000 people have accessed safe supply. That’s wildly inflated, say critics
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One of 5 charged following large B.C. drug bust avoided jail

One of 5 charged following large B.C. drug bust avoided jail

The Crown dropped three other drug charges and another weapons charge for one accused
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Environmental group calls for tighter rules around ship dumping

Environmental group calls for tighter rules around ship dumping

One of the most at-risk areas in Canadian waters is the Scott Islands, off north Vancouver Island, says World Wildlife Fund Canada.
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N-word complaint raises questions about teaching of Black history in schools

N-word complaint raises questions about teaching of Black history in schools

A teacher was reading the book Underground to Canada with students in Sooke School District
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B.C. records 8 more deaths due to COVID-19; sees further drop in hospitalizations

B.C. records 8 more deaths due to COVID-19; sees further drop in hospitalizations

VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded eight more deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,903. The Health Ministry on Friday said 484 people were in hospital with COVID-19 while 69 were in intensive care.
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B.C. dentist blasts incoming vaccine mandate for health-care professionals

B.C. dentist blasts incoming vaccine mandate for health-care professionals

The mandate impacts 39 listed professions, ranging from pharmacists to traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists.
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Behind the scenes of B.C.’s first COVID-19 superspreader, two years ago

Behind the scenes of B.C.’s first COVID-19 superspreader, two years ago

Documents highlight confusion before officials discovered attendee at Pacific Dental Conference had coronavirus, leading to dozens of infections and one death.
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Asian food giant announces plans to open second store in Coquitlam

Asian food giant announces plans to open second store in Coquitlam

Is there room for another Asian grocery store in Coquitlam? Loblaw has announced the opening of a new T&T Supermarket in late 2022 on the city's west side
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Fraud, breach of trust case against former B.C. legislature clerk rests with judge

Fraud, breach of trust case against former B.C. legislature clerk rests with judge

Defence lawyers for British Columbia's former clerk of the legislature say the Crown has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that their client committed any crimes related to fraud or breach of trust. In closing arguments Thursday in B.C.
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B.C. man grateful for paramedics' swift response as he suffered heart attack

B.C. man grateful for paramedics' swift response as he suffered heart attack

How a pilot program in the Okanagan saved a man suffering a heart attack
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