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Study finds more women opted for IUDs after B.C. made birth control free

Study finds more women opted for IUDs after B.C. made birth control free

A new study shows more women opted for long-acting birth control methods after British Columbia began covering the cost, which researchers say is strong reason for Ottawa's pharmacare plan to do the same.
DoorDash wants Competition Bureau case alleging it misled customers turfed: doc

DoorDash wants Competition Bureau case alleging it misled customers turfed: doc

DoorDash Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal to throw out a case accusing it of misleading Canadian customers by advertising food deliveries at a lower price than customers actually wind up paying.
Air Canada flight attendants start voting on strike mandate

Air Canada flight attendants start voting on strike mandate

Key issues such as pay, unpaid work and pensions remain unresolved, says union.
Major shift in Metro Vancouver radio marks the close of a powerful broadcasting legacy

Major shift in Metro Vancouver radio marks the close of a powerful broadcasting legacy

Spice Radio, and its trailblazing host and owner, have sold the station, and it has Swift-ly been replaced.
Rob Shaw: Years of warnings ignored as U.S. slaps B.C. forestry with punishing new duties

Rob Shaw: Years of warnings ignored as U.S. slaps B.C. forestry with punishing new duties

A fresh hike in anti-dumping fees threatens to finish the job, but the real damage came from government stalling
Metro Vancouver forecast: Warm stretch for this week

Metro Vancouver forecast: Warm stretch for this week

Remember to grab the sunscreen if you're spending time outside this week.
Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.

Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.

SMITHERS — A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior.
Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they've been abandoned.
Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Foes of decriminalization wrongly conflated it with poverty and the rise of homelessness, lawyer argues.
'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed

'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed

It was a "euphoric" moment as three drilling company workers were brought to safety after spending more than 60 hours trapped underground in a mine in a remote area of northwestern British Columbia, their employer said Friday.