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Push for passenger ferry to connect downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and Sunshine Coast
A similar private passenger ferry runs from downtown Vancouver to Nanaimo. That ferry service, operated by Hullo, runs 14 ...
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Vancouver Islanders invited to join Nanaimo psilocybin therapy trial
A trial for psilocybin therapy to treat depression is being opened to Vancouver Island applicants. Psilocybin is a ...
'Death dealers': Toxic-drug traffickers should face murder charges, victims' families say
As threats of U.S tariffs place renewed attention on the deadly flow of fentanyl, the CBC looks at efforts to hold dealers directly accountable for the deaths they cause.
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B.C. addictions doctor resigns, placed on leave over unsanctioned overdose sites
A Vancouver Island doctor involved in setting up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites outside hospitals has resigned from ...
B.C. addictions doctor resigns after trying to set up overdose prevention site in Nanaimo
Dr. Jess Wilder says she was being investigated and placed on leave in her push for overdose prevention sites, which included setting up an unsanctioned pop-up on hospital property in Nanaimo.
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Vancouver Island unregulated drug deaths drop for first time in five years
The B.C. Coroners Service reported 446 deaths from unregulated drugs in 2024 across the region, after 487 in 2023. Provincially, it dropped from 2,568 in 2023 to 2,253 in 2024. The last time Island ...