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B.C. man creates wrist device that detects overdose, calls for help

B.C. man creates wrist device that detects overdose, calls for help

The device is called ODEN. It can send an alert to emergency services when a person's heart rate hits a range indicative of an overdose.
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Blank cheques and trust violations land B.C. lawyers fines

Blank cheques and trust violations land B.C. lawyers fines

Fines of $15,000 and $25,000 have been levied against two Metro Vancouver lawyers for violations of the Legal Profession Act.
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Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose-related brain injuries

Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose-related brain injuries

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia is eyeing the expansion of a first-of-its-kind program in Canada that aims to help patients living with mild to moderate overdose-related brain injuries.
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Caught on camera: Men dump 70 bags of asbestos-containing drywall in Burnaby

Caught on camera: Men dump 70 bags of asbestos-containing drywall in Burnaby

A video shows two men driving into a parking lot in Burnaby and dumping 70 garbage bags of asbestos-containing drywall.
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$4.75M raised to protect Comox Valley land home to unique freshwater fish

$4.75M raised to protect Comox Valley land home to unique freshwater fish

The Morrison Creek lamprey is a rare form of the Western Brook lamprey, a fish resembling an eel, and is listed as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
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Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister

Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister

LANGFORD, B.C. — Premier David Eby says British Columbia's legislature will have two new members this fall after he calls byelections in vacant ridings once held by former premier John Horgan and cabinet minister Melanie Mark.
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Gun manufacturing, drug charges laid after Fraser Valley searches

Gun manufacturing, drug charges laid after Fraser Valley searches

Police raids found a firearm-manufacturing lab using 3D printer technology.
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Here’s what Woodfibre LNG told Squamish council about its ‘floatel’ workforce plans

Here’s what Woodfibre LNG told Squamish council about its ‘floatel’ workforce plans

Some council members said the company lacked public engagement on its management plan for the floatel and workforce; WLNG said they fulfilled EAO requirements.
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Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.

Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The British Columbia government is preparing to build a new cancer care centre in Kamloops.
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Burnaby RCMP seek help IDing sharp-dressed man suspected in $75,000 fraud

Burnaby RCMP seek help IDing sharp-dressed man suspected in $75,000 fraud

Police say a stolen debit card was used in the Metrotown area to withdraw a "large sum of money" and stolen credit cards were used to buy $75,000 worth of "high-end electronics" in Burnaby, South Vancouver and Richmond.
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