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Rob Shaw: B.C. minimum wage rises, possibly more increases in the wings

Rob Shaw: B.C. minimum wage rises, possibly more increases in the wings

A pathway to a 'living wage' may be the next step
'It could happen to you': What you need to know about long COVID

'It could happen to you': What you need to know about long COVID

A B.C. doctor breaks down the who-what-when-why of post-COVID conditions.
B.C. city planners en route to densifying single-family home neighbourhoods

B.C. city planners en route to densifying single-family home neighbourhoods

A B.C. government plan to impose zoning policies on municipalities aims to densify detached-home neighbourhoods across the province. But many cities are already on their way to doing so.
B.C.'s short-term rental policies on track, issues with enforcement remain

B.C.'s short-term rental policies on track, issues with enforcement remain

Different municipalities have different economic needs, making it difficult to implement provincewide regulations
Local First Nation wildlife experts share their environmental beliefs

Local First Nation wildlife experts share their environmental beliefs

For West Moberly First Nations former chief, following a holistic ecosystem approach is crucial to preserve a conventional way of life in the modern scientific world.
Opinion: The Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent to combat the affordability crisis

Opinion: The Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent to combat the affordability crisis

The federal government should make the grocery rebate permanent by adding it to the GST/HST credit.
Doctor behind cross-border rush for Ozempic in B.C. is suspended in Nova Scotia

Doctor behind cross-border rush for Ozempic in B.C. is suspended in Nova Scotia

BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA — The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia has suspended a doctor it says was responsible for thousands of prescriptions of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic that were mailed to Americans by two British Col
Doctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge

Doctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge

VANCOUVER — The doctor who led a legal challenge over a patient’s right to pay for private medical care says a decision by Canada's top court not to hear an appeal means long wait times have been "forcibly embedded" into the medicare system. Dr.
Threshold Choir marks 10 years of song

Threshold Choir marks 10 years of song

The Bowen choir recently celebrated a decade of comforting singing
Some COVID-19 restrictions in B.C. health-care settings lifted

Some COVID-19 restrictions in B.C. health-care settings lifted

Among them: the requirement for universal mask-wearing by all staff and visitors in health-care facilities.