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Other issues include shortage of doctors and nurses, and inadequate resources and facilities

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Last week, Beaver Lake was closed due to a blue-green algae bloom

Around 4.9 million Canadians have reported using cannabis between mid-May to mid-June, 2019.

Last week, a teenage girl from Langford passed away from an alleged overdose.

It’s the first of its kind on Vancouver Island.

More than double the usual amount of overdoses occurred last week.

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“If you are gay, you do not need to be fixed. If you are trans, you are accepted here in B.C.”

There were over 11,264 scans made in Nanaimo last year.

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1,900 Island residents had to travel to Vancouver for their scans last year.

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The centre will have private rooms, garden views, pull-out beds for family members, and more.

Over 1,300 families are expected to benefit from the funding.

Despite this, there has been a decrease in suicides across the province.

It is the federal government’s largest single investment into Indigenous health ever.

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Health officials are “cautiously optimistic” about the future.

“Period poverty creates barriers and stigma, and leaves people isolated.”

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Know the signs of an overdose and what to do if you see one occurring.

The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for the government to increase regulations.

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Overdoses remain the leading cause of preventable deaths in BC

They want to incorporate police into provincial mental health and addiction strategies.

The money will support women’s health in Canada and abroad.

Every hour, one new Canadian is diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.

Fewer than 200 people in the world have this illness that has no cure.

"Biosimilar" drugs cost up to 50% less than their original counterparts

Donations are sent to the provincial milk bank for distribution.

Roughly 50,000 unplanned pregnancies occur among people under 25-years-old

A 106% increase since the same time frame last year

Three reductions have been made since Canada’s 1977 lifetime ban.

There is very low risk of transmission of the infection from this case

Upgrades include the hiring of 2 new doctors and 3 nurses.

Symptoms include vomiting, nausea, severe headache, and more.

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Workers in these fields regularly encounter traumatic situations.

He’s designing a diet-based immunotherapy.

Authorities have also asked unvaccinated students of Selkirk Montessori to stay home until May 3rd.

People who were at the Royal Oak shopping complex at the given dates and times may have been exposed to the infection

Based on a survey of medical professionals, patients, and key performance indicators for each hospital

The visitor stayed in both hostels.

People may have been exposed to the disease at two locations in Brentwood Bay

The municipality currently has just one walk-in clinic

“Now I never want to leave my daughter…”

Tests have revealed several tumours in her brain and spine