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More than 2,000 B.C. family doctors sign up for new payment model

More than 2,000 B.C. family doctors sign up for new payment model

The program allows them to bill for issues like time spent with a patient, diagnostic assistance and research into a patient’s health.
B.C. digital arts firms see largest staff bump in years

B.C. digital arts firms see largest staff bump in years

Average local employment grew in 2023 after inconsistent growth over past half-decade
Recruiting more male nurses would help ease shortfalls, but stigma persists

Recruiting more male nurses would help ease shortfalls, but stigma persists

Only about 10 per cent of the B.C. Nurses’ Union’s 48,000 members are men. And while bumping that number up might help ease a shortage that has resulted in hospital emergency-room closures, societal bias against men in the field continues.
Video: Watch the work underway at the Squamish Spit

Video: Watch the work underway at the Squamish Spit

Squamish conservationist John Buchanan captures the next phase of the Spit removal, which is underway — removing an additional 550 metres of the berm. The work to remove the man-made structure is to improve water flow to the estuary and thus support salmon and other fish.
Whistler BizBeat: Bronte Simon of The Velvet Underground

Whistler BizBeat: Bronte Simon of The Velvet Underground

Pique’s new series profiling local businesses and their employees who go above and beyond
B.C. dad gets 18 years for 'vile, evil and reprehensible' incestuous acts

B.C. dad gets 18 years for 'vile, evil and reprehensible' incestuous acts

The Vancouver Island man was found guilty of incest, sexual assault, sexual touching, sexual interference and making child pornography.
B.C. firm walks back talk to commercialize cocaine after drawing Trudeau's ire

B.C. firm walks back talk to commercialize cocaine after drawing Trudeau's ire

PM said Adastra did not have permission to sell cocaine on the "open market," while Health Canada said the firm could only sell to other licence holders.
B.C. moviegoer claims patron using phone triggered PTSD

B.C. moviegoer claims patron using phone triggered PTSD

The theatre patron says he left a theatre because the presence of a woman with whom he had a dispute over her cellphone use triggered a mental disorder.
Looking for land? Here are some of the available lots around Squamish

Looking for land? Here are some of the available lots around Squamish

The available lots range from a roadless escape to a ready-to-build home already drawn up.
What's next for Squamish climber who sent Canada's hardest boulder problem?

What's next for Squamish climber who sent Canada's hardest boulder problem?

Gabe Lawson is working on a film after making a first ascent of The Megg, the hardest problem in Squamish — and all of Canada.