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In B.C.'s drug crisis, 'the only life he couldn't save was his own'

In B.C.'s drug crisis, 'the only life he couldn't save was his own'

Chris Schwede would have gone to treatment, his sisters say, but “nothing was available.” On Thursday, he died of a suspected drug overdose.
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Psilocybin offers new ways to lower risks of opioid addiction

Psilocybin offers new ways to lower risks of opioid addiction

Medicine is seeing a revival in the use of psychedelics as more studies across North America release promising results.
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'Have to do something': Workers react with fear and hope to Alberta is Calling campaign

'Have to do something': Workers react with fear and hope to Alberta is Calling campaign

Health-care workers are in high demand in both Alberta and B.C. The Alberta government is asking Vancouverites to consider the move, but nurses' unions from each province say neither province can afford to lose any more staff.
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B.C. court's chinchilla farm decision disappoints animal activists

B.C. court's chinchilla farm decision disappoints animal activists

An animal advocacy group sued the province claiming the chief veterinarian issued a fur farm licence to B.C.'s only chinchilla farm without a health management plan.
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Opinion: Top 10 benefits of being involved in your child’s school PAC

Opinion: Top 10 benefits of being involved in your child’s school PAC

Being on the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) helps you connect with your children, their school and the community.
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Avis billed North Vancouver woman for driving 36,000 km in 3 days

Avis billed North Vancouver woman for driving 36,000 km in 3 days

Customer would have to have been driving 536.5 kilometres per hour non-stop to rack up the distance alleged by car rental company.
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'Horrific experience': Woman says Canadian airline ruined 'trip of a lifetime'

'Horrific experience': Woman says Canadian airline ruined 'trip of a lifetime'

And she's not alone.
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Mosquitoes have fail-safe to always smell out humans, study shows

Mosquitoes have fail-safe to always smell out humans, study shows

The insect uses three families of receptors; if one family of receptors is blocked, mosquitoes are still able to find humans. 
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Harbour Air's electric plane makes successful test flight

Harbour Air's electric plane makes successful test flight

Company calls Richmond-to-Sidney flight “a major milestone”
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Opinion: Enduring colonialism has made it harder to end the COVID-19 pandemic

Opinion: Enduring colonialism has made it harder to end the COVID-19 pandemic

A major lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is the need to decolonize transnational governance so that the world is better able to handle both future and current global crises.
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