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Calls mount for review of iHealth paperless record-keeping system

Calls mount for review of iHealth paperless record-keeping system

Nanaimo health care providers call for suspension as issues persist three months into implementation scheduled to go Vancouver Island-wide
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B.C. slows Transit seat request

B.C. slows Transit seat request

Despite formal request, province says VRTC needs to produce detailed rationale
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Island Health investigates privacy breach of 198 individuals

Two Island Health employees were dismissed after an internal investigation revealed a breach.
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Grizzly bear kill increase rejected in new B.C. hunting regulations

Grizzly bear kill increase rejected in new B.C. hunting regulations

With grizzly population up in Peace region, B.C. biologists proposed increasing hunting lottery that sees eight bears killed per year
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Stickleback goes on selling block

The iconic eatery is listed for sale online for $3.3 million.
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Energy shift hands in Sooke

Energy shift hands in Sooke

Sooke resident leaves power grid and generates his own form of electricity
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Kids in Grades 6 to 9 to take mandatory computer coding classes

Kids in Grades 6 to 9 to take mandatory computer coding classes

Coding part of new B.C. curriculum starting in 2018
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Grumpy Taxpayers seek severance deal details

Grumpy Taxpayers seek severance deal details

District of Sooke says confidentiality agreement exists on former corporate officer Bonnie Sprinkling's payout
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Mayor wants public health nurse based in Sooke

Mayor wants public health nurse based in Sooke

Recent retirement has left Sooke with nurse just four days a week.
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B.C. drug deaths top toll from crashes, most tied to fentanyl

B.C. drug deaths top toll from crashes, most tied to fentanyl

308 B.C. residents have died of illicit drug overdoses so far in 2016 and more supervised use sites is one of the planned responses
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