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Recovery for youth who use drugs looks different - here’s how one program in Victoria does it

Recovery for youth who use drugs looks different - here’s how one program in Victoria does it

Threshold Housing Society’s youth recovery program in Victoria is helping young people who use drugs
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‘She touched a lot of lives’: Memorial run for West Shore RCMP officer killed in the line of duty

‘She touched a lot of lives’: Memorial run for West Shore RCMP officer killed in the line of duty

Event to remember Sarah Beckett will raise money for charity
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Man who murdered Nanaimo teenager handed life sentence

Man who murdered Nanaimo teenager handed life sentence

Steven Michael Bacon sentenced for killing Makayla Chang, who was 16
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Safe supply advocates rally in Victoria to mark 7 years of toxic drug crisis

Safe supply advocates rally in Victoria to mark 7 years of toxic drug crisis

More than 11,300 British Columbians have died from toxic drug deaths since 2016
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New report featuring survey of 200+ B.C. sex workers calls for decriminalization, support

New report featuring survey of 200+ B.C. sex workers calls for decriminalization, support

There may be ‘de facto’ decriminalization in Vancouver, but report calls for more
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UPDATE: Missing woman travelling from Nanaimo to Victoria found

UPDATE: Missing woman travelling from Nanaimo to Victoria found

Niina Hupponen reported missing on April 6
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Thieves steal 2.5 kilometres of wire along the Island Highway near Nanaimo

Thieves steal 2.5 kilometres of wire along the Island Highway near Nanaimo

RCMP say thefts April 11 caused about $20,000 worth of damage
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‘It’s crushed my will to live’: Mom grieves after teen son fatally stabbed on Surrey bus

‘It’s crushed my will to live’: Mom grieves after teen son fatally stabbed on Surrey bus

Teen died in hospital after he was fatally stabbed April 11 while riding a bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard
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‘Potentially devastating’: Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert

‘Potentially devastating’: Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert

Fewer than a dozen confirmed human H5N1 cases globally since 2020
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Revolutionizing breast cancer surgery: B.C. hospital adopts innovative technology

Revolutionizing breast cancer surgery: B.C. hospital adopts innovative technology

In a B.C. first, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital improves patient experience in the tumour removal process, making it less invasive and more efficient
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