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Housing for drug users with mental health issues to be offered in Nanaimo

Housing for drug users with mental health issues to be offered in Nanaimo

NANAIMO, B.C.
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Two injured still in hospital following fatal SUV crash into West Vancouver wedding

Two injured still in hospital following fatal SUV crash into West Vancouver wedding

West Vancouver Police are continuing to investigate the crash at the Keith Road address, which left multiple people injured. Police are reviewing video and will file a search warrant application to examine the 'black box' of the 2016 Range Rover.
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Seal-pup birth hopeful sign for CFB Esquimalt seabed-remediation work

Seal-pup birth hopeful sign for CFB Esquimalt seabed-remediation work

The harbour seal pup was born at the site of what was once a marine railway, one of several locations where contaminated material was excavated from the seabed and adjacent shoreline
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Nurse on lam after assault conviction committed professional misconduct: college

Nurse on lam after assault conviction committed professional misconduct: college

James Edward Christie fled Canada in July 2017 during the appeal of his convictions for assaulting three residents of Selkirk Seniors Village
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BC Chamber of Commerce calls for end to pickets lines and de-escalation of BCGEU job action

BC Chamber of Commerce calls for end to pickets lines and de-escalation of BCGEU job action

The BC Chamber of Commerce wants a de-escalation of job action at affected liquor and cannabis distribution centres.
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Teacher who said he wanted to hurt students hired at Prince George school

Teacher who said he wanted to hurt students hired at Prince George school

Joshua Frederick Roland Laurin had his teaching license suspended for a day, following a 2018 incident on Vancouver Island where he told students “if he was going to die the next day, he would want to hurt students.”
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Ferry travellers stuck in Horseshoe Bay vent anger over repeated breakdowns

Ferry travellers stuck in Horseshoe Bay vent anger over repeated breakdowns

Travellers were stuck for hours in hot line-ups at West Vancouver's Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal after ferries broke down for the second day in a row.
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$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix

$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix

VANCOUVER — Family doctors in British Columbia will be eligible for an average $25,000 each to help tide them over until a new compensation model is established this fall, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday.
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B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action

B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action

BURNABY, B.C. — Industry groups representing hospitality, tourism and liquor businesses in British Columbia are urging the B.C. General Employees' Union and the government to reach a swift deal to end the union's job action. The B.C.
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B.C.'s increased reliance on private surgical clinics a danger to public system, says researcher

B.C.'s increased reliance on private surgical clinics a danger to public system, says researcher

Health researcher Andrew Longhurst says more reliance on private clinics for public-funded procedures may clear wait times in the short-term; however, he says it jeopardizes long-term goals of the public health-care system.
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