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Energy regulator rations water supply for oil, gas companies in northeastern B.C. amidst drought

British Columbia’s energy regulator is rationing the water supply for some oil and gas companies because of drought in the northeastern part of the province. On Thursday, the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission (BCOGC) suspended 20 water permits for 12 energy companies that draw water from rivers, streams and lakes in the Peace River …

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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 …

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Fatal highway explosion causing supply chain issues in B.C.’s far north, local chamber says

Grocery stores are running low on supplies, and some restaurants in Fort Nelson, B.C., have had to temporarily close, due to traffic restrictions following the deadly crash of a tanker truck on Highway 97 last Thursday, according to the local chamber of commerce. The bridge was closed after the truck — travelling northbound with a large …

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Children’s fever, pain medications in short supply in B.C. due to ingredient shortage: pharmacists

Pharmacists say challenges around sourcing raw ingredients are behind the shortages of over-the-counter children’s fever and pain medication in pharmacies and retail stores across B.C., but they are cautioning parents against stockpiling the products or trying to adjust doses at home. Children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen products, often referred to by the brand names Advil and …

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Limited vaccine supply could thwart Canada’s efforts to contain monkeypox

As an unprecedented global monkeypox outbreak keeps growing, Canada remains opaque about its vaccine stockpile — even as advocates and medical experts warn the country may lack enough supply to meet current demand, with many Canadians being offered just one round of what’s typically a two-dose shot in order to …

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Why decriminalizing drug possession won’t fix Canada’s toxic supply

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, CBC Health’s weekly health and medical science newsletter. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Canada’s toxic drug supply problem can’t be fixed by decriminalizing the possession of small quantities of drugs alone — a move that advocates say is a …

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Russia launches fresh offensive, wants sanctions relief to free up Ukraine food supply routes

Russian forces launched offensives on towns in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, with constant mortar bombardment destroying several houses and killing civilians, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia focuses its attack on the industrial Donbas region. Russia has been focused on attempting to seize the separatist-claimed Donbas’s two provinces, Donetsk and Luhansk, …

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Govt Will Decide On Vaccination Of Children & Adolescents Viewing ‘Scientific Rationale’, ‘Supply Situation’: Covid Task Force Chief

Govt Will Decide On Vaccination Of Children & Adolescents Viewing ‘Scientific Rationale’, ‘Supply Situation’: Covid Task Force Chief

New Delhi: Covid Task Force chief V.K. Paul on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will take a final decision on vaccinating the children and adolescents against coronavirus on the basis of overall scientific rationale as well as the supply situation of vaccines available for those below 18 years. …

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