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Birth control users finding limitations in province's coverage, but equivalents are available

Birth control users finding limitations in province's coverage, but equivalents are available

A couple of weeks after B.C. became the first province to make prescription birth control free, some people are surprised to find they still have to pay for their prescriptions or need to switch to an equivalent medication.
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Missing woman has been found, say North Vancouver RCMP

Missing woman has been found, say North Vancouver RCMP

The missing woman was found April 16, North Vancouver police say
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Researchers want Health Canada to post updated data on effects of drinking alcohol

Researchers want Health Canada to post updated data on effects of drinking alcohol

Researchers behind the latest guidance on drinking alcohol want Health Canada to update findings on its website to inform the public about safe levels of consumption.
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B.C. bear breaks into car to drink nearly six cases of pop

B.C. bear breaks into car to drink nearly six cases of pop

The bear drank 69 of the 72 cans of pop, leaving behind three diet pops. (It seemed to prefer Orange Crush.)
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Canada's emissions saw modest spike in 2021, but blind spots remain, say critics

Canada's emissions saw modest spike in 2021, but blind spots remain, say critics

The country released 670 megatons of carbon dioxide in 2021, a sign Canada's greenhouse gas emissions could be plateauing. But critics say Ottawa is failing to count big sources from logging.
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B.C. man sues health authority, surgeon over alleged botched penis surgery

B.C. man sues health authority, surgeon over alleged botched penis surgery

According to the suit, the man claims the surgeon told him he could re-attach the left suspensory ligament, but he had only ever conducted the surgery once before on a cadaver.
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First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

VANCOUVER — Federal funding of $8.
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Watch: Man marvels at dozens of waterfalls beside B.C. highway

Watch: Man marvels at dozens of waterfalls beside B.C. highway

A Vancouver Island man called the drive "extraordinary" after counting more than 30 waterfalls.
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B.C. records single-day high of overdose calls

B.C. records single-day high of overdose calls

A new grim record has been hit in British Columbia for the highest amount of overdoses in a single day.
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B.C.'s 'cooling off period' for home sales should be scrapped, say Realtors

B.C.'s 'cooling off period' for home sales should be scrapped, say Realtors

The 'cooling-off period' is being used by buyers to put offers on multiple properties and places sellers at a disadvantage
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