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B.C. will allow adults to grow up to four cannabis plants at home under new recreational cannabis laws, but they aren’t going to make it easy, and if you get it wrong, fines and jail time could result. Beginning Oct.

Council addresses mobile vending conflict

Committee of the whole considers high business licence fee

Seniors who live in privately run care homes are far more likely to die in hospital than those who live in facilities run by public health authorities, according to a new report by B.C.’s seniors advocate.

Powell River RCMP reported the following for July 25 to 31, 2018

Conditions affect residents' watering times for gardens, shrubs and trees

The number of EpiPens could run out in August, according to an update from Health Canada. The feds had warned about a looming shortage, and a news release said that “Pfizer Canada has advised Health Canada that supply of EpiPen in the 0.

Hazy conditions worsen along Sunshine Coast

As the heatwave in B.C. continues, BC Care Providers Association is urging the public to check on their elderly friends, relatives and neighbours to make sure they're feeling well.

As the heatwave in B.C. continues — with temperatures hitting the high 30s in some areas — BC Care Providers Association is urging the public to check on their elderly friends, relatives and neighbours to make sure they're feeling well.