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B.C. addictions doctor resigns, placed on leave over unsanctioned overdose sites
A Vancouver Island doctor involved in setting up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites has resigned from her positions with Island Health, claiming she was placed on leave as punishment for her publi...
Feb 6, 2025
B.C. facing child welfare social worker 'crisis': children's representative
VICTORIA - British Columbia's children's representative says child welfare social workers in the province are "in a state of crisis" and it will likely take a decade to fix things, even with committed...
Feb 6, 2025
Vernon lost 42 lives to drugs in 2024
Preliminary figures showed there were 42 lives lost to illicit toxic drugs in Vernon in 2024.The B.C. Coroner's Service released the figures for the toxic drug deaths that showed there were four death...
Feb 6, 2025
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks President Trump's birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE (AP) - A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally. U.S. Dis...
Feb 6, 2025
N.S. had highest poverty rate in Canada in 2022; Manitoba had most deep poverty
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report from Statistics Canada says Nova Scotia had the highest rate of poverty among the provinces in 2022, and Manitoba had the highest rate of deep poverty. The report relea...
Feb 6, 2025
Police seek suspect in alleged Canada-wide romance scam that cost victims $275k
Police in Ontario say they are looking for a man who is alleged to have swindled nearly a dozen victims across Canada in a romance scam. Peel Regional Police say 11 victims from Ontario, Quebec, Alber...
Feb 6, 2025
Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a historic referendum on a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast. A statement from...
Feb 6, 2025
National rent prices hit 18-month low in January: report
TORONTO - Average asking rents across Canada hit an 18-month low in January, declining 4.4 per cent on an annual basis to $2,100. A monthly report by Rentals.ca and Urbanation, which analyzes listings...
Feb 6, 2025
Gas prices in Vernon soar on Thursday
The price at the pumps jumped on Thursday.According to GasBuddy, the average price for regular gasoline in Vernon was $1.74 per litre as of Thursday, marking a 15-cent increase from $1.59 per litre re...
Feb 6, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. The ruling came hours before the midnight deadl...
Feb 6, 2025
