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B.C. decriminalizes possession of ‘small amounts’ of hard drugs for 3 years

B.C. decriminalizes possession of ‘small amounts’ of hard drugs for 3 years

The exemption, which includes opioids and cocaine, is the first of its kind in Canada and applies only to British Columbia.
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Advocates question plan to decriminalize illicit drugs

Advocates question plan to decriminalize illicit drugs

“A bold move would be to supply a safe drug supply for people who can’t live without it.”
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Opinion: Calls for ‘ethical oil’ are pushing Canada to become a petro-state

Opinion: Calls for ‘ethical oil’ are pushing Canada to become a petro-state

Calls to export Canadian oil and gas to Europe are repackaging ethical oil rhetoric. But Canada and Russia share similarities in energy policy making.
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Overrepresentation of Indigenous women in custody reaches historic levels in B.C.

Overrepresentation of Indigenous women in custody reaches historic levels in B.C.

Indigenous women account for up to 41 per cent of the total female inmate population in B.C.
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Experts call B.C.'s new drug policy a 'zombie exemption.' Here's why

Experts call B.C.'s new drug policy a 'zombie exemption.' Here's why

"A death sentence for people who use drugs."
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Adding Pettersson and Hughes to penalty kill might've been Boudreau's best move

Adding Pettersson and Hughes to penalty kill might've been Boudreau's best move

What went wrong — and right — with the Canucks’ penalty kill last season?
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Get the knee pads: Cross-Canada skateboarding competition dropping into Vancouver bowl

Get the knee pads: Cross-Canada skateboarding competition dropping into Vancouver bowl

It promises to be a bowl full of good times.
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Vancouver's Providence Health wants $168,460 in hospital bills from two Australians

Vancouver's Providence Health wants $168,460 in hospital bills from two Australians

The bill for an Australian's two-week stay at St. Paul's Hospital has ballooned to $112,732 from an initial bill of $83,086.
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Write on: 6 Vancouver stationery stores

Write on: 6 Vancouver stationery stores

You type and text all day. Pick up some pens and paper at these local stationery stores for that old-fashioned feel.
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'Wow!' Lower Mainland man wins massive lotto prize because store was 'sold out' of item

'Wow!' Lower Mainland man wins massive lotto prize because store was 'sold out' of item

“My dad said, ‘Good for you!’” 
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