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Survey finds more students self harming, but fewer using alcohol or cannabis

Survey finds more students self harming, but fewer using alcohol or cannabis

The 2023 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey pegs the number of students engaging in self harm, such as cutting or starving themselves, at 24 per cent, up from 17 per cent in 2018.
B.C. man faces mischief, threat charges

B.C. man faces mischief, threat charges

Michael Gadd is accused of damaging three cars and the home of an East Vancouver resident. He also allegedly threatened two Delta women.
Health care remains B.C.'s biggest expense with some added 'wild cards'

Health care remains B.C.'s biggest expense with some added 'wild cards'

B.C.'s aging population will only serve to add to health-care costs, says public health policy expert Jason Sutherland.
B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy

B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, a move one Indigenous leader describes as a step back for reconciliation.
Squamish council endorses three priority heritage actions

Squamish council endorses three priority heritage actions

As part of the overall approval for the heritage strategy, initial actions intend to identify First Nations’ land use to inform heritage conservation.
B.C. woman finds her wallet after it was lost at sea for months

B.C. woman finds her wallet after it was lost at sea for months

A Tofino resident has gone viral after finding her missing wallet eight months later, right on the beach near her home.
BC NDP budget has room to spend money and should, says economist

BC NDP budget has room to spend money and should, says economist

Marc Lee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says with economic growth halted due to interest rate hikes, now is the time for the provincial government to maintain spending, despite concerns over the rising cost of debt.
A Leap of Faith: Squamish church's bell tower restoration

A Leap of Faith: Squamish church's bell tower restoration

St. John the Divine Anglican Church's bell tower had long been wrapped in a blue tarp.
No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says

No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says

VICTORIA — British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the province should prepare for a fiscal deficit in the upcoming budget — but there won't be cuts that result in a "deficit of services".
Drama series featuring Squamish Nation actor breaks representation boundaries

Drama series featuring Squamish Nation actor breaks representation boundaries

This unlikely rom-com isn’t your average boy meets girl story
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