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B.C. paying foster parents instead of supporting struggling families, experts say

B.C. paying foster parents instead of supporting struggling families, experts say

‘We’re willing to give strangers just about anything to look after kids, but we have this blockage when it comes to supporting families,’ says professor.
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Coastline alert: Watch for dead, distressed grey whales

Coastline alert: Watch for dead, distressed grey whales

People out on the water or strolling the beaches of Vancouver Island and elsewhere on B.C.’s coast are being asked to watch for dead, stranded or distressed grey whales as the massive mammals continue to die at a concerning rate.
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B.C. gearing up for another bad wildfire season

B.C. gearing up for another bad wildfire season

The province could be in for another summer of smoke and flames...
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Brain injury statistics are staggering, says Powell Brain Injury Society executive director

Brain injury statistics are staggering, says Powell Brain Injury Society executive director

More than 1.5 million Canadians live with the condition
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Canada's oldest woman dies at 114, 'serene, content, grateful and positive'

Canada's oldest woman dies at 114, 'serene, content, grateful and positive'

Her obituary says Gibb was the oldest person in North America, and ninth oldest in the world
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B.C. response averts 3,000 overdose deaths in 20 months: report

B.C. response averts 3,000 overdose deaths in 20 months: report

B.C.’s rapid response to the drug-overdose epidemic three years ago likely prevented more than 3,000 deaths in just 20 months, a new report shows. The study, led by researchers at the B.C.
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VCH to open overdose prevention site in Powell River

VCH to open overdose prevention site in Powell River

76 calls made to emergency health services for overdoses locally in 2018
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Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Police Patrol: Powell River crime report

Powell River RCMP reported the following for May 30 to June 5, 2019.
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We all have a role to play in addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls

We all have a role to play in addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls

Thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women represent a genocide, says national inquiry
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Spring session at BC legislature wraps up

Spring session at BC legislature wraps up

Protecting farmland and revising labour code were important considerations, says Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA
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