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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.
Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

ARMSTRONG, B.C. — The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province.
Man believed drowned after falling into Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C.

Man believed drowned after falling into Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C.

Access to the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park near Hope, B.C., has been closed as emergency responders work to recover the body of a man believed to have drowned.
Residential fire kills two people in Prince George, B.C., RCMP say

Residential fire kills two people in Prince George, B.C., RCMP say

PRINCE GEORGE — A residential fire has killed two people in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says firefighters told police they were responding to the blaze shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
Delta business aircraft crashes in Newfoundland, two dead

Delta business aircraft crashes in Newfoundland, two dead

Incident happened in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Saturday afternoon
Eating well doable on multiday tours: Desolation Sound kayaker

Eating well doable on multiday tours: Desolation Sound kayaker

Dehydrated food ditched for fresh farm eggs, tofu curry and fresh vegetables
B.C. man files class action against Amazon for Alexa data collection

B.C. man files class action against Amazon for Alexa data collection

B.C. Supreme Court proposed class action against Amazon claims privacy breaches and the retention of data to train AI.
Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Trapped miners named as rescue chief tells of air flow and stable route behind debris

Natural air is flowing to the area where three contractors are trapped in a northern British Columbia mine, the operator's safety chief said, adding that there appears to be a stable rescue route to them behind the massive rockfall that cut them off.
Live art auction to take place on Savary Island

Live art auction to take place on Savary Island

Works from prestigious painters, jewellery makers and photographers will be sold to raise funds

Killer of a 22-year-old woman convicted of manslaughter, homicide team says

ABBOTSFORD — A man originally accused of the second-degree murder of a young woman from Abbotsford, B.C., has been found guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.