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Vancouver family who lost son to overdose donates $20 million to recovery centre

Vancouver family who lost son to overdose donates $20 million to recovery centre

A Vancouver family known for its philanthropy is making a $20 million donation to a British Columbia substance use treatment centre in memory of their adult son and brother who died of an opioid overdose.
'Part of something bigger:' Kids help at community garden, raise money for food bank

'Part of something bigger:' Kids help at community garden, raise money for food bank

EDMONTON — Reid Garrin says he has fun gardening at his local church because he gets to dig in the dirt, but the 12-year-old also knows the work is important. "I'm gardening for the food bank this year," says Reid, plowing dirt with a trowel.
‘This is how we live now’: Families in the age of wildfires

‘This is how we live now’: Families in the age of wildfires

“We’re never leaving," says one B.C. resident.
Voters reject borrowing $35 million for pool upgrade in Quesnel

Voters reject borrowing $35 million for pool upgrade in Quesnel

The results of a Cariboo Regional District referendum reject borrowing for the project
Abstinence not required: How a Baltimore drug treatment program prioritizes saving lives

Abstinence not required: How a Baltimore drug treatment program prioritizes saving lives

BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Kelly trudged through southwest Baltimore, each labored footstep a reminder of the roofing accident that left him with chronic pain and a raging opioid addiction several years after he returned home from serving in the Marine
AI generated mascot accidentally resembles Prince George’s Mr. PG

AI generated mascot accidentally resembles Prince George’s Mr. PG

A mascot generated through AI to represent B.C. Industry has an infamous doppelganger
Six-month re-referral requirement for specialists to be scrapped

Six-month re-referral requirement for specialists to be scrapped

Patients won’t need to ask their family doctor for a new referral after six months to see a specialist for the same condition, starting July 1
U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial landscape, dealing a heavy blow to border-town businesses.
Where are the best Prince George summer lake destinations?

Where are the best Prince George summer lake destinations?

Here are some local lakes you've got to add to your summer bucket list.
Prince George sobering centre now expected to open in July

Prince George sobering centre now expected to open in July

Northern Health picks Second Avenue location for drug and alcohol sobering facility