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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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Elections BC wants power to prevent Trump-style 'big lie' about election results

Elections BC wants power to prevent Trump-style 'big lie' about election results

An Elections BC report suggests empowering the chief electoral officer with the authority to ban advertisers from sponsoring election ads on certain unco-operative platforms. 
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B.C. man's vaccine injury certified by federal government for compensation

B.C. man's vaccine injury certified by federal government for compensation

The federal support program provides a lump sum payment for pain and suffering and a loss-of-income component as well.
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‘Trust your gut’: Over 7,000 young workers injured on the job last year

‘Trust your gut’: Over 7,000 young workers injured on the job last year

Young workers in the service sector are among the most likely to file a workplace injury claim in B.C.
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B.C. researchers using kelp and wood fibre to fight plastic pollution

B.C. researchers using kelp and wood fibre to fight plastic pollution

The compostable "bioplastic" can be used for packaging products such as beverage lids and takeout containers.
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B.C. survivor of Las Vegas massacre supports new firearms legislation

B.C. survivor of Las Vegas massacre supports new firearms legislation

Sheldon Mack was among the hundreds of people injured or killed when a gunman sprayed bullets at concertgoers in Las Vegas
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You can drink beer and wine on BC Ferries sailings out of Vancouver this summer

You can drink beer and wine on BC Ferries sailings out of Vancouver this summer

Bottoms up on the high seas!
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B.C.'s excess mortality rate dwarfed other provinces before Omicron hit, finds study

B.C.'s excess mortality rate dwarfed other provinces before Omicron hit, finds study

Of the 9,496 excess deaths reported in B.C. between the start of the pandemic and October 2021, fewer than a quarter were blamed on COVID-19. Could a cascading tragedy combining the pandemic, opioid crisis and climate change account for the rest?
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