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PORT ALBERNI, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Getting a bed at one of British Columbia's drug detoxification facilities is like winning the lottery, the vice-president on the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says.

SURREY, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — British Columbia's independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was shot and killed by police in Surrey, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ RCMP say in happened Thursday when police were called to a disturbance at a home at about 4:40 a.m.

The province is reviewing the kiosks, which were intended to provide an option for those who wouldn’t or couldn’t seek in-person services

Anyone who ate at the Dairy Queen on Cliff Avenue between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sept. 10, 12, 13 or 14 should get a free dose of hepatitis A vaccine, the health authority says.

The 1,300-member nation near Port Alberni already has development plans that include partnering on a new hotel

Paul Spencer, 43, struggled with security when he tried to leave Royal Jubilee Hospital, then died after being placed in a seclusion room

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital settings.

UVic researchers had set out to find the impact of including police on Assertive Community Treatment teams of health professionals.

Patient Paul Spencer died after being placed face-down in a seclusion room at Royal Jubilee Hospital while wrapped from shoulders to feet in a blanket

VANCOUVER — Gazing at her newly unveiled commemorative Canada Post stamp, musician Sarah McLachlan says she feels deeply proud to be Canadian.