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Saanich riding association calls for B.C. Conservative leader to step down

The Saanich South Riding Association (SSRA) of the B.C. Conservatives is calling on party leader John Rustad to step down, saying his continued leadership threatens the future of the party. In a letter released Tuesday, Dec. 2, signed by SSRA president Robert A. Finlay, the association said it was acting “for the good of the […]

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Witnessed-only safer supply comes into effect for all B.C. patients

B.C. is completing its transition to witnessed dosing for prescribed alternatives, often called ‘safer supply’ drugs, as of Dec. 30. The province intitially announced the change in February, but it was only implemented for people newly added to the program. Initially, patients who already had prescriptions could keep taking them at home, but as of

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Injured B.C. hiker rescued after falling down embankment and into river

Volunteers from Wells Gray Search and Rescue and Barriere Search and Rescue came to the aid of an injured hiker Monday evening, Dec. 1. The injured hiker was on the Clearwater River Trail between Triple Decker Falls and the former Clearwater landfill. Barriere search manager Marc Tremblay said the hiker was walking on the trail

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