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VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has announced $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place to renovate and upgrade the Vancouver children's hospice.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has extended an order deferring old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island. The extension to Feb.

Vancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to a unified provincial text alert system warning of toxic drugs.

NEW WESTMINSTER, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Police in New Westminster, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, say a 50-year-old man who worked at a drug recovery organization has been charged with three counts of sexual assault.

VICTORIA — A Mountie who works in the Langley, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, detachment has been charged with breach of trust. The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Prosecution Service says the single charge was approved against Const. Navarash Dhillon.

ABBOTSFORD, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — The British Columbia government is adding $17.25 million for ongoing efforts to save declining populations of wild Pacific salmon.

Rebates range from $350 to a maximum of $1,400.

WHITEHORSE — Two men, one from Metro Vancouver and another from Alberta, face several charges following a weekend drug raid in Whitehorse.

VANCOUVER — Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an effort to improve access for those without a family doctor and ease the stress on an overburdened health system.

VICTORIA — High schools on southern Vancouver Island are warning parents to be on alert over an increase in violent crime and gang activity involving young people after police in the region raised concerns with school board officials.