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B.C. BUDGET: Medical premium cut by half promised

B.C. BUDGET: Medical premium cut by half promised

Medical Services Plan premiums to drop by half in 2018, Finance Minister Mike de Jong says
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B.C. BUDGET: Property transfer tax take to drop to $1.54 billion as hot market cools

B.C. BUDGET: Property transfer tax take to drop to $1.54 billion as hot market cools

Real estate boom still looms large as government grapples with home affordability
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B.C. unveils three-year mental health plan

B.C. unveils three-year mental health plan

Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux says rise of young people with mental illness 'a troubling phenomenon'
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Equipment fund latest top-up for schools

Equipment fund latest top-up for schools

Latest one-time fund is $29.4 million "student learning grant" for textbooks, equipment and supplies
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Updated: Conservative leadership candidates debate in Langley (with videos)

Updated: Conservative leadership candidates debate in Langley (with videos)

Fraser Valley event organized by local associations after the region was left out of the national debate schedule
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B.C. transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise

B.C. transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise

The Canadian Transplant Society said it makes no difference to transplant recipients if an organ comes from someone killed by drug overdose.
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UPDATE: Overdose deaths down in January, but risk still ‘extreme’: coroner

UPDATE: Overdose deaths down in January, but risk still ‘extreme’: coroner

An average of seven people died every two days last month, according to the latest numbers.
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B.C. and Ottawa reach $1.4-billion mental health and home care deal

B.C. and Ottawa reach $1.4-billion mental health and home care deal

The province is the sixth to sign a separate deal after failed attempts to secure a multilateral accord.
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Ucluelet focused on illegal vacation rentals

Ucluelet focused on illegal vacation rentals

“I think there’s people that are renting out that may not realize, or be fully aware, that they should have a licence."
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B.C. to get $10-million boost to fight opioid crisis

B.C. to get $10-million boost to fight opioid crisis

The federal government announces $65 million across Canada in response to the opioid overdose crisis.
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