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B.C. drug rehab facility faces closure over abuse, safety violation allegations

B.C. drug rehab facility faces closure over abuse, safety violation allegations

People seeking drug addiction rehabilitation were forced to work 48 hours per week at academy businesses for two years and without any workplace insurance or regulations
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Letter: To fix acute care issues, consider dementia support

Letter: To fix acute care issues, consider dementia support

In 2050, family caregivers across the province will provide nearly 200 million hours of unpaid care annually to people who living with dementia.
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Composing fanfare for Invictus closing ceremonies 'career highlight' for UVic prof

Composing fanfare for Invictus closing ceremonies 'career highlight' for UVic prof

Steven Capaldo says he hatched the idea after having 鈥渂eers and burgers鈥� with the conductor of the Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific
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Recent B.C. earthquakes linked to fracking as regulator tightens oversight

Recent B.C. earthquakes linked to fracking as regulator tightens oversight

The British Columbia Energy Regulator has toughened its oversight of what it calls "induced" seismic activity after a series of earthquakes linked to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the northeastern corner of the province.
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Bryan Raiser reflects on a decade of cannabis change in Squamish

Bryan Raiser reflects on a decade of cannabis change in Squamish

The owner of 99 North Cannabis reflects on his decade-long journey from an illegal dispensary to a raid, to legalization, legitimization and awards.
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Canucks' Lankinen will get start vs Sweden at 4 Nations Face-Off

Canucks' Lankinen will get start vs Sweden at 4 Nations Face-Off

Kevin Lankinen will get Saturday's start for Finland in the 4 Nations Face-Off as they take on Elias Pettersson and Sweden.
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B.C. targets 200 city deer in fight against 'zombie deer disease'

B.C. targets 200 city deer in fight against 'zombie deer disease'

Province plans to capture, kill and test of hundreds of animals in cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley as it seeks to stem the spread of chronic wasting disease
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Squamish firefighters douse Valentine's Day morning blaze

Squamish firefighters douse Valentine's Day morning blaze

The fire, which a bystander reports started at about 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 14, appeared to engulf an RV parked at Loggers Lane and Vancouver Street.
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Squamish opinion: 劲爆大瓜 is a local business, too

Squamish opinion: 劲爆大瓜 is a local business, too

'If you are a local business or organization and spend all your marketing dollars on foreign U.S.-based social media companies and then ask us to shop locally at your business, that seems, well, wildly hypocritical.'
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B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

The minimum wage will be $17.85 as of June 1.
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