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British Columbia is seeking approval from Ottawa to become the first province where possession of small amounts of illicit drugs is not a criminal offence.
Sheila Malcolmson, the province’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, inquired last week about a provincewide exemption from federal drug laws to remove criminal penalties for people possessing small amounts of drugs for personal use.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic in B.C., there hasn’t been a group more critical of the guidance offered by Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry than teachers.
“The BC Teachers’ Federation [BCTF] has really been critical of our plan for schools and they remain so,” Dr. Henry told me during an interview in December. “Some of the personal attacks on me have been very hard.”
A report on B.C.’s response to the deadly COVID pandemic in the long-term care sector showed the province had a number of “operational challenges” that hampered officials in fighting the spread of . . .
A report on B.C.’s response to the deadly COVID pandemic in the long-term care sector showed the province had a number of “operational challenges” that hampered officials in fighting the spread of . . .