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Tuesday, August 25, 2020 9:35 AM
The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to the end of July 2020, with 175 illicit drug toxicity deaths reported in July.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020 6:00 PM
The B.C. government has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue to use extraordinary powers under the Emergency Program Act to support the Province's COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:00 PM
Government is continuing to support cannabis workers and provide greater flexibility in the legal non-medical cannabis industry.
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Friday, May 8, 2020 1:30 PM
Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, has issued the following statement regarding tent encampments in Victoria and Vancouver:
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020 5:45 PM
The provincial health officer (PHO) has issued new guidelines to support compliance with orders on business closures and gatherings, under the Public Health Act.
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Thursday, March 26, 2020 9:30 AM
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, is using extraordinary powers under a state of provincial emergency to keep British Columbians safe, maintain essential goods and services, and support the Province’s ongoing response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 1:45 PM
Budget 2020 moves British Columbia forward by building the infrastructure the growing province needs, supporting thousands of new jobs, strengthening investments in health and education and making life more affordable for everyone.
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Monday, December 3, 2018 10:15 AM
Small businesses in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB), which were affected by flooding this past spring, will be able to apply for part of $2.9 million in provincial funding through a small business financial grant.
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Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:30 AM
A new report released by the BC Coroners Service provides additional details on British Columbians who have died in the illicit drug overdose crisis.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 11:01 AM
The stories of people taken by the overdose crisis come from every corner of the province. A forestry worker in the North who became addicted to painkillers for a workplace injury and then turned to street drugs. Friends celebrating after a wedding in the Interior. Suburban parents who left behind young children. Middle-aged men who were clean and sober for years.
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