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Vancouver’s top public health doctor opposes legal drinking trial in city parks

Vancouver’s top public health doctor opposes legal drinking trial in city parks

Park board commissioners request staff consider expanding trial from 10 parks to 23
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This common health condition affects 50% of men. Here’s what else you need to know.

This common health condition affects 50% of men. Here’s what else you need to know.

Jack Health is helping to end stigmas and facilitate support for men who experience erectile dysfunction.
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In sharing her truth, Amanda Staller is following her calling for helping others in treatment and recovery

In sharing her truth, Amanda Staller is following her calling for helping others in treatment and recovery

Amanda Staller is the 2020 Courage to Come Back award recipient in the Addiction category.
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RCMP investigate threat against Indigenous totem poles on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

RCMP investigate threat against Indigenous totem poles on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

SECHELT, B.C. — A police investigation is underway as RCMP search for the person who threatened to damage two totem poles at a secondary school north of Vancouver.
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Pack of coyotes attacks B.C. woman and her dog on Canada Day

Pack of coyotes attacks B.C. woman and her dog on Canada Day

Her dog suffered bites and puncture wounds from the attack and needed a visit to the emergency vet
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Woman who talked to unconscious husband for 30 years gets solace from B.C. study

Woman who talked to unconscious husband for 30 years gets solace from B.C. study

VANCOUVER — For 30 years, Hilary Jordan talked to her husband about the goings on in their family and the world but she wasn't sure if the police officer injured in a crash could hear anything as he lay unconscious in a hospital bed.
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B.C. names all-party police reform committee to examine scope of systemic racism

B.C. names all-party police reform committee to examine scope of systemic racism

VICTORIA — A special committee of the B.C. legislature was appointed Wednesday to examine the scope of systemic racism in policing as part of the province's plans to modernize the Police Act.
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B.C. crosses 3,000 mark for COVID-19 cases; records three more deaths

B.C. crosses 3,000 mark for COVID-19 cases; records three more deaths

VICTORIA — British Columbia crossed the 3,000 mark for cases of COVID-19 as health officials reported 18 new infections and three more deaths on Wednesday. The total number of cases stood at 3,008. There have been a total of 186 deaths.
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BC Prosecution Service approves three charges against RCMP officer

BC Prosecution Service approves three charges against RCMP officer

VICTORIA — An RCMP officer in British Columbia has been charged with breach of trust in connection with the duties of his office, criminal harassment and forcible entry.
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Plane at an altitude of 60 metres when it went missing in B.C.: TSB

Plane at an altitude of 60 metres when it went missing in B.C.: TSB

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says a plane that went missing last month in British Columbia with two people on board was last recorded travelling at an altitude of about 60 metres.
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