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16,000 deaths later: moms gather in Victoria to mourn lives lost to overdose

16,000 deaths later: moms gather in Victoria to mourn lives lost to overdose

Advocates and families decry lack of provincial action over thousands of 'avoidable' drug deaths
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Toxic drug public health emergency turns 9, with the B.C. government under fire

Toxic drug public health emergency turns 9, with the B.C. government under fire

Political reactions to the anniversary of the toxic-drug public health emergency declaration agree not enough has been done
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Ts'uubaa-asatx plans new waterfront gathering place on Cowichan Lake

Ts'uubaa-asatx plans new waterfront gathering place on Cowichan Lake

Project to include stages, marketplace
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Revelstoke Mountain Resort fined $78K for 2023 vehicle rollover that injured one

Revelstoke Mountain Resort fined $78K for 2023 vehicle rollover that injured one

WorkSafeBC says Revelstoke Mountain Resort made "high-risk violations"; RMR says it's taken "comprehensive steps" the last two years to prevent similar incidents
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Skiers uninjured after Glacier National Park avalanche carries them 60 metres

Skiers uninjured after Glacier National Park avalanche carries them 60 metres

Pair triggered size 2.5 avalanche atop national park's Bruins Glacier that partially buried one skier as their companion deployed an airbag
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Appeal denied for prison fugitive convicted of Metchosin man's 2019 murder

Appeal denied for prison fugitive convicted of Metchosin man's 2019 murder

James Lee Busch and Zachary Armitage escaped the William Head Institution before killing Martin Payne
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Proposed federal housing solutions don't match the problem: B.C. economist

Proposed federal housing solutions don't match the problem: B.C. economist

Federal parties broadly see Ottawa play a bigger role in increasing the housing supply, but approaches differ
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Canada Health Act 'at risk' this election, says Hospital Employees鈥� Union

Canada Health Act 'at risk' this election, says Hospital Employees鈥� Union

Canadian Labour Congress and HEU hold press conference in Nanaimo
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B.C. NDP candidate鈥檚 signs targeted with homophobic slurs

B.C. NDP candidate鈥檚 signs targeted with homophobic slurs

Chilliwack-Hope NDP candidate Teri Westerby's signs were defaced with homophobic slurs
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People鈥檚 Party leader speaks in Summerland, Osoyoos

People鈥檚 Party leader speaks in Summerland, Osoyoos

Maxime Bernier calls for 鈥渃ommon-sense revolution鈥� in federal government
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