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This B.C. farm has diverted millions of kilograms of food waste from landfills

This B.C. farm has diverted millions of kilograms of food waste from landfills

ReFeed Farms has partnered with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank to distribute good food otherwise destined for a landfill or composter. Their partnership is being highlighted in a new documentary.
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Over 1,000 B.C. family doctors have signed up for the new payment model, says minister

Over 1,000 B.C. family doctors have signed up for the new payment model, says minister

The new payment model was announced last October.
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B.C. offers rebates to get more accessible taxis on road

B.C. offers rebates to get more accessible taxis on road

The provincial government is providing $3 million to get more accessible taxis on B.C.’s roads. The funding announced Wednesday will provide rebates to taxi operators for costs associated with maintaining their wheelchair-accessible taxis.
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A 'buffer' against rising seas: How one group is trying to save Metro Vancouver's salt marshes

A 'buffer' against rising seas: How one group is trying to save Metro Vancouver's salt marshes

Since the 1980s, Metro Vancouver has lost 240 hectares of salt water marshes, an important ecosystem for birds that's also a powerful carbon sink and buffer against sea level rise. One group is looking to turn things around.
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Gasoline prices fuel Canadian retail sales

Gasoline prices fuel Canadian retail sales

Sales for automotive and household fuels jumped 23.8 per cent year-over-year in November
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B.C. hires Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health on contract

B.C. hires Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health on contract

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will serve as B.C.’s new deputy provincial health officer for six months, while current deputy Dr. Martin Lavoie is on temporary assignment
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Richmond social worker seeks help to treat rare spine disease

Richmond social worker seeks help to treat rare spine disease

Patients with rare diseases often dismissed by health care system: social worker
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Zero-alcohol challenge: Goodbye Dry January, hello Dry February

Zero-alcohol challenge: Goodbye Dry January, hello Dry February

Feb. 1 marks the first day of the Canadian Cancer Society's Dry February challenge. The campaign aims to raise awareness and money for cancer research.
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Drug users say B.C. 'fight continues' during decriminalization amid safe supply calls

Drug users say B.C. 'fight continues' during decriminalization amid safe supply calls

VANCOUVER — Members of an advocacy group for drug users have gathered to celebrate the start of decriminalization in British Columbia and discuss how they will "fight back" against any efforts to seize illicit substances that meet the 2.
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B.C. woman an example of system that's leaving women's heart health behind

B.C. woman an example of system that's leaving women's heart health behind

One woman’s life is lost every 16 minutes.
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