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Birth control covered by PharmaCare in B.C. starting today

Birth control covered by PharmaCare in B.C. starting today

British Columbians now have access to free prescription contraceptives. As of April 1, PharmaCare will pay for many different types of birth control for any B.C. resident, making British Columbia the first province in Canada to cover these costs.
Former B.C. premier John Horgan joins board of coal business

Former B.C. premier John Horgan joins board of coal business

John Horgan is joining the board of Elk Valley Resources, an enterprise that is in the process of being spun off from Vancouver-based Teck Resources
Condo Smarts: A cautionary tale for strata councils that write their own resolutions

Condo Smarts: A cautionary tale for strata councils that write their own resolutions

Advice: What you say in the language matters, and what you don’t say matters. Best bet is to enlist the help of a lawyer.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Spring has sprung but watch out for April Fool's tricks

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Spring has sprung but watch out for April Fool's tricks

It’s weather that fools us most often, especially in recent years when heat domes and last year’s cold, wet spring played nasty tricks on us gardeners.
Rick Steves: Mozart lives on in Salzburg

Rick Steves: Mozart lives on in Salzburg

Where better than Mozart’s hometown to revel in the boy genius’ music and milieu?
Ditch TikTok app on cellphones, UBC advises students

Ditch TikTok app on cellphones, UBC advises students

Concerns are being raised about the platform's security and privacy.
What the Rogers takeover of Shaw means for consumers

What the Rogers takeover of Shaw means for consumers

Canadian consumers will now see whether the companies involved in the deal live up to all the promises they have made
Migrant death toll rises to eight after bodies of child, adult found in Akwesasne

Migrant death toll rises to eight after bodies of child, adult found in Akwesasne

QUEBEC — Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne lamented on Friday how their community is often exploited by human trafficking networks after the bodies of eight migrants, including two children, were pulled from the St. Lawrence River.
'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash

'Learn to live with this:' Humboldt focuses on future five years after bus crash

HUMBOLDT, SASK. — Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like a lifetime. Other times it feels like yesterday.
John Ducker: Urban design and the dreaded 'stroad'

John Ducker: Urban design and the dreaded 'stroad'

A street has multiple uses — pedestrian, commercial and vehicle use. A road is for the fast, efficient movement of vehicles. Stroads somehow manage to fail on both accounts.
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