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Healthy Living: Finding hope in unlikely places

Healthy Living: Finding hope in unlikely places

We are witnessing, on the multiple screens of life, a hostility toward the planet and to each other, which is without precedent. ~ Robert Skender
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B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

The changes come after both the Canadian Medical Association and Doctors of BC advocated for sick note requirements to be eliminated last year.
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B.C. accepting only 1,100 new immigrant applications, nominations to focus on health

B.C. accepting only 1,100 new immigrant applications, nominations to focus on health

Anne Kange, the minister of post-secondary education and future skills, called the decrease from the federal government "drastic."
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B.C. woman claims she bit into metal nut in Chipotle bowl

B.C. woman claims she bit into metal nut in Chipotle bowl

In a notice of civil claim, the woman said she suffered severe trauma to her teeth and jaw.
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High winds, sun and cloud today in qathet region

High winds, sun and cloud today in qathet region

Long weekend may see rain in the forecast
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First Nation files for judicial review of Mount Polley dam enlargement

First Nation files for judicial review of Mount Polley dam enlargement

Leaders of Xatśūll First Nation say the provincial government has stepped on Aboriginal title rights and skirted environmental protections in a rush to approve expansion of a previously problematic mine site
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Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States

Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States

The warning is particularly targeted to academics who identify as transgender or "whose research could be seen as being at odds with the position of the current U.S. administration."
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Lap dog nets Burnaby driver $109 ticket

Lap dog nets Burnaby driver $109 ticket

BC Highway Patrol is warning drivers to avoid distractions.
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Powell River Salmon Society starts coho clipping campaign

Powell River Salmon Society starts coho clipping campaign

Goal is to clip 300,000 adipose fins this month
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Rob Shaw: Rustad wants a pay bump for MLAs. Does he have a point?

Rob Shaw: Rustad wants a pay bump for MLAs. Does he have a point?

Politicians face a third pay freeze, even as staffers see major increases. Are we asking public servants to do too much for too little?
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