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Vancouver Island leads the country in its rate of medically assisted deaths, and health authorities should try to figure out why.

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You will have to drive to Kamloops to shop in person, but at least you will know the rules when recreational cannabis becomes legal on Wednesday.

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The design for the new Crystal Pool is just about finished. The city just has to figure out where to dig the hole.