Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:12:09 +0000
British Columbia’s overdose death numbers declined by a third last year. But that’s where the good news ends. With toxic brain injuries on the rise and gaping holes in the treatment system, the crisis is far from over as B.C. coroner emphasizes that it’s not enough to simply keep people alive.
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:35:25 +0000
NDP government cutting funding for the Auditor General for Local Government and plans to close it entirely within “a couple of years”
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 01:17:47 +0000
Vancouver Coun. Pete Fry plans to continue his push for municipalities to be able to institute blanket speed zones in residential areas
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:34:55 +0000
The head of BC Transit is warning ridership cannot grow under the budgetary constraints implemented by the province.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:33:57 +0000
Opinion: Protests in support of indigenous rights that have brought Canadian railways to a halt and clogged traffic are no surprise. The only surprise is that the tipping point that’s triggered a national existential crisis is a small group of hereditary chiefs refusing to allow a pipeline through their remote territory.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:33:57 +0000
Opinion: Protests in support of indigenous rights that have brought Canadian railways to a halt and clogged traffic are no surprise. The only surprise is that the tipping point that’s triggered a national existential crisis is a small group of hereditary chiefs refusing to allow a pipeline through their remote territory.
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:30:57 +0000
The B.C. government quietly cut funding for public transit in Tuesday’s budget, forcing B.C. Transit to dip into reserve funds.
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:30:27 +0000
B.C.’s budget fails to give proper funding to victims of crime, domsetic violence, homeless youth and women who need legal aid, say groups.
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Credit to Author: Jennifer Saltman| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 02:03:46 +0000
The budget also includes money to continue work on the George Massey Tunnel replacement project, including safety upgrades and planning.
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Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:41:15 +0000
The Ontario government banned waiting list fees for daycares in 2016 but about 13 per cent of centres surveyed in B.C. still charge them.
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