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Kelowna cannabis company sells research centre to partner

Kelowna cannabis company sells research centre to partner

Flowr and Hawthorne teamed up four years ago to build Canada’s first cannabis research and development facility
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Woman holds solo counter-protest in downtown Kelowna for "silent majority"

Woman holds solo counter-protest in downtown Kelowna for "silent majority"

A small handful of people stood outside Kelowna City Hall, across the street from the large Stuart Park protest, with signs like “Vaccines are not oppression.
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Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise money for sexual assault survivors

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise money for sexual assault survivors

B.C. woman aims to tackle the whole trail starting at the end of March, which spans 4,265 kilometers from Mexico to Canada, entering into Manning Park
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What you need to know about mischief charges and the Ottawa protests

What you need to know about mischief charges and the Ottawa protests

VANCOUVER — Some of the most high-profile organizers of protests against government and COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa are facing charges that include mischief and counselling to commit mischief.
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Vancouver police report downtown conflicts after capacity limits at bars, clubs lift

Vancouver police report downtown conflicts after capacity limits at bars, clubs lift

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they are investigating a stabbing in the city's entertainment district.
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Scale up B.C. drug-checking programs to save lives: centre on substance use

Scale up B.C. drug-checking programs to save lives: centre on substance use

VANCOUVER — Checking illicit drugs for deadly toxins is the best option to prevent fatal overdoses without a safer supply, but that service should be expanded to rural and remote communities in British Columbia, says the manager of a drug-checking pr
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Canadian vessels sail from Island to find out what's happening to salmon amid climate change

Canadian vessels sail from Island to find out what's happening to salmon amid climate change

Two vessels from Vancouver Island, Sir John Franklin and Raw Spirit, are joining an international scientific expedition
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Former legislature clerk's travel expenses approved outside of any policy, court hears

Former legislature clerk's travel expenses approved outside of any policy, court hears

Craig James' criminal trial for fraud and breach of trust nears closing arguments.
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B.C.'s top doctor extends COVID-19 vaccination order in post-secondary residences

B.C.'s top doctor extends COVID-19 vaccination order in post-secondary residences

KELOWNA, B.C. — British Columbia's top doctor has extended an order requiring students living in post-secondary residences to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof.
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Court decision begins to play out in B.C.’s northern gas patch

Court decision begins to play out in B.C.’s northern gas patch

BC Supreme Court ruling giving tiny First Nation virtual veto on new industrial development over 38,300 square kilometres came into force on January 1, 2022
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