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Residents of an assisted living facility for people with mental illnesses in B.C. are pleading for answers about why their home is being shut down and sold off by the province, with no set plan for their futures. Lina’s Place in New Westminster, about 25 kilometres southeast of Vancouver, is currently …
Read More »Interior Health’s slow progress on safe supply frustrates doctor, advocates
A doctor in Nelson, B.C., says after four years of trying to establish a safe supply program through conversations with the local health authority, he is making his frustrations public with hopes it will pressure officials into action. Michael Vance, a family physician who focuses on addictions, says he’s had multiple …
Read More »‘Work in progress’: Calgary Transit defends security decisions to ticket less, hire civilian security
CTrain riders who say they rarely see security teams handing out tickets or enforcing anti-smoking rules are right — personnel have cut back. And it’s not just a COVID thing. Ever since the province eliminated warrants and potential jail time for certain minor offences in 2017, transit security teams have cut …
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