When Robert Billyard asked a doctor for a beer just before 9 a.m., no one in his hospital room was shocked. They were too relieved. It was the first coherent sentence the 76-year-old had spoken since being placed in an induced coma while his body…

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Tourists have worries enough this year. But wouldn't it be just like 2020 to be all worried about COVID-19, only to get munched by a bear? Luckily for me, the bruins I recently met in Manitoba were already having lunch. Not that I didn't push my…

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Dario Adonias wakes up each morning to the sound of a rooster crowing outside his window, nudging him out of bed and off to the grocery store, where he works selling and packing items. The trip there, which he used to do by bus, takes about 25…

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For so many in British Columbia living at risk of overdose, as well as across Canada, the recent announcement of a new pharma company focused on creating a safe supply of pharmaceutical heroin is a lifeline. B.C. yet again recorded the worst month…

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There's a radical social gathering happening this September, and its founders want you to help host it. It's easy — you plan a get together with neighbours, friends, people you admire, anyone really, to talk about a topic that's important to…

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