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Les Leyne: Conservative critic forces new curbs on safe supply of drugs

Les Leyne: Conservative critic forces new curbs on safe supply of drugs

NDP Health Minister Josie Osborne announced a significant curtailment of the safe supply policy for dealing with opioid addiction — and it looks to be in direct response to concerns the Opposition started raising two years ago.
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Mortgage renewals set to squeeze B.C. households, survey finds

Mortgage renewals set to squeeze B.C. households, survey finds

Those facing higher payments plan to cut back on travel, other discretionary spending
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Riverfront pathway to reopen in New Westminster this spring

Riverfront pathway to reopen in New Westminster this spring

Pier West "legacy" project heads into the homestretch on New West's waterfront.
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B.C. ending take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion

B.C. ending take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion

VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced a major revamp of its safer-supply anti-addiction program, converting it to a "witnessed-only" model in which users are watched as they consume opioids they have been prescribed.
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Cause of ruptured water main in New West is still unknown

Cause of ruptured water main in New West is still unknown

As residents and stratas deal with damage from burst water main, Metro Vancouver says repairs to water main could take a few weeks.
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Canucks' Quinn Hughes not medically cleared for 4 Nations Face-Off

Canucks' Quinn Hughes not medically cleared for 4 Nations Face-Off

Team USA will have to make do with just two Norris-caliber defencemen instead of three for the championship game against Team Canada.
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Second case of measles confirmed in the Lower Mainland

Second case of measles confirmed in the Lower Mainland

The two confirmed cases were people travelling within the same group through Vancouver International Airport.
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'Heavy' downpour coming to parts of Metro Vancouver

'Heavy' downpour coming to parts of Metro Vancouver

Some parts of Metro Vancouver could see 70 mm of rain in less than 24 hours.
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With talk of D-Day and war, throne speech portrays B.C. in historic tariff battle

With talk of D-Day and war, throne speech portrays B.C. in historic tariff battle

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government has depicted the province on a battle footing against the threat of U.S. tariffs, as it faces its “most consequential time” since the Second World War.
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B.C. pension giant lags in climate action, ranks among Canada's worst: report

B.C. pension giant lags in climate action, ranks among Canada's worst: report

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) holds an estimated $9 billion in fossil fuel investments spanning dozens of companies, according to the report.
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