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Province announces $16.2M for youth peer support

Province announces $16.2M for youth peer support

The funding will train and employ 76 new youth peer support workers at Foundry centres across B.C.
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Thirteen years after Vancouver 2010, Canada’s sport system at a crossroads and in crisis

Thirteen years after Vancouver 2010, Canada’s sport system at a crossroads and in crisis

While dreams of a 2030 Winter Olympics in Canada have not died, advocates say the country must first grapple with its crisis in sport
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Rapid strep tests not readily available across B.C.

Rapid strep tests not readily available across B.C.

“I don't know where it is now. We don't see them widely used in pharmacies around here now," says one parent.
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Manufactured homes arriving for some flood-impacted Merritt residents

Manufactured homes arriving for some flood-impacted Merritt residents

“Having a home is number one — and having the family back together,” said Valerie Stacey.
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New West council members eye motions for LMLGA and UBCM conferences

New West council members eye motions for LMLGA and UBCM conferences

Here are some of the issues New West council want to take to regional and provincial conventions this year
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Mountain of wool: Fleece piles up as prices tank, mills shut down

Mountain of wool: Fleece piles up as prices tank, mills shut down

With wool selling for only 10 to 70 cents a pound, sheep farmers say it makes more financial sense to burn or compost it rather than pay to clean, bag and transport it to the Lower Mainland, then Alberta or Ontario for processing
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'We need help': Island First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

'We need help': Island First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

The Ehattesaht First Nation, based in Zeballos, says it has lost six young people to drug overdoses in the the past few months alone.
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After a long wait, disappointment as long-COVID clinic closes its doors

After a long wait, disappointment as long-COVID clinic closes its doors

The province’s four clinics, which form the Post COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clincial Care Network, will collapse into an online service at the end of March.
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Man wanted on child pornography charges last seen on Salt Spring Island

Man wanted on child pornography charges last seen on Salt Spring Island

Jimmy Pieschke recently pleaded guilty to the charges. The warrant was triggered when he failed to appear in court.
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Lifted trailer box rams overpass in Richmond, B.C., snarling traffic, RCMP say

Lifted trailer box rams overpass in Richmond, B.C., snarling traffic, RCMP say

RICHMOND, B.C. — A busy commuter route in Metro Vancouver closed for hours Friday while engineers assessed the safety of an overpass involved in an unusual crash. RCMP Cpl.
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