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Significant progress on Cancer Action Plan but 'work to do,' health minister says

Significant progress on Cancer Action Plan but 'work to do,' health minister says

As part of cancer screening, the province launched the country’s first HPV self-screening program to catch the virus that can cause cervical cancer. Almost 30,000 have been ordered since Jan. 29.
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CRD to consider pilot program to put safety equipment at swimming beaches

CRD to consider pilot program to put safety equipment at swimming beaches

B.C. had a record number of drownings in 2023, with the highest number on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island.
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LifeLabs to move testing to Surrey, union warns of longer wait for results

LifeLabs to move testing to Surrey, union warns of longer wait for results

Technicians were advised this week that Life Labs is laying off workers from the Victoria Reference Laboratory and moving most of its microbiology testing to Surrey
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Truck driver a hero for evading head-on collision with SUV: RCMP officer

Truck driver a hero for evading head-on collision with SUV: RCMP officer

Had it been a head-on crash between the SUV and truck, the SUV driver likely wouldn’t have survived, says Nanaimo RCMP officer Darwin Tetreault
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Calls increase for lifesaving equipment at Langford Lake after teen's death

Calls increase for lifesaving equipment at Langford Lake after teen's death

An online fundraiser has been set up for Keron McKay’s family
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'My friend is underwater!': Former lifeguard recalls diving into Langford Lake to find teen

'My friend is underwater!': Former lifeguard recalls diving into Langford Lake to find teen

The 17-year-old Belmont Secondary student died Wednesday after being pulled out of the lake on Saturday
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Music teacher looking for new home after fire destroys top-floor suite

Music teacher looking for new home after fire destroys top-floor suite

Jamie Kozak, who lost a cat and pet rats in the blaze, was at band practice in Esquimalt when the fire broke out
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Narrow escape from murder plot inspired ex-police chief’s interest in meditation

Narrow escape from murder plot inspired ex-police chief’s interest in meditation

Les Sylven, who served as Central Saanich chief, earned his PhD from UVic based on a study of meditation that began soon after he was targeted in a murder-suicide plot as a first-year cop
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Delay in getting in to see a doctor almost cost Victoria writer his leg

Delay in getting in to see a doctor almost cost Victoria writer his leg

After having no luck with walk-in clinics, Urgent and Primary Care Centres and virtual care, Mark Leiren-Young ended up in ER with an infection that was at first thought to be flesh-eating disease
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Two new physicians recruited for Port Hardy, but ER remains closed overnight

Two new physicians recruited for Port Hardy, but ER remains closed overnight

The two were posted to the town as part of a program where physicians agree to serve in rural and remote communities during their first few years of practice in B.C.
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