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Chronic pain sufferers need more support to avoid injection drug use, study shows

Chronic pain sufferers need more support to avoid injection drug use, study shows

Some patients being prescribed opioid drugs for chronic pain are moving toward self-injecting, such painkillers they get from friends, family or drug dealers
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Alleged thief removed from Vancouver courthouse for not wearing a mask

Alleged thief removed from Vancouver courthouse for not wearing a mask

Vancouver courthouse sheriffs were quick to remove a man from first a courtroom and then the building after he refused to put on a mask at a judge's request
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Adorable pups saved from 'deplorable conditions' need help with emergency care costs

Adorable pups saved from 'deplorable conditions' need help with emergency care costs

"Chuck and Stu are the sweetest little bundles of fur with so much love to give."
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BC Supreme Court judge lifts publication ban to name Amanda Todd at trial

BC Supreme Court judge lifts publication ban to name Amanda Todd at trial

A publication ban naming a Port Coquitlam teen who was cyberbullied and died by suicide was lifted today (Monday).
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Alleged securities fraudsters can be charged in U.S. but free to conduct business in B.C.

Alleged securities fraudsters can be charged in U.S. but free to conduct business in B.C.

And, whether a convicted international fraudster can conduct business in the province depends on if the B.C. Securities Commission files for a reciprocal order against them — that's not always a sure thing
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UVic law team triggers landmark decision over plastic coffee pods

UVic law team triggers landmark decision over plastic coffee pods

Keurig Canada Inc. has been fined $3 million by the Competition Bureau. It turns out K-Cup coffee pods are "way more complicated to recycle" than originally claimed.
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Metro Vancouver McDonald’s to accept reusable travel mugs again

Metro Vancouver McDonald’s to accept reusable travel mugs again

The first region in Canada to resume this service
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Has the pandemic made us forget our manners?

Has the pandemic made us forget our manners?

A Q & A with an etiquette expert.
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Pandemic restrictions deny Victoria couple of 63 years a birthday visit

Pandemic restrictions deny Victoria couple of 63 years a birthday visit

Restrictions were put in place Jan. 1 amid soaring cases of COVID-19 allow residents one "essential visitor" — but not everyone gets one approved.
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First Nation wants Royal B.C. Museum to return its totem pole

First Nation wants Royal B.C. Museum to return its totem pole

RBCM says it has always been clear that repatriation of the pole would take time because there’s no clear path to remove it from its third-floor setting in the building
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