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New study finds almost 50% more IUDs, implants dispensed after B.C. made birth control free

A new UBC research study led by Dr. Laura Schummers found a 49 per cent jump in the number of "long-acting reversible contraceptives" dispensed, including the IUD and the arm implant, dispensed per month. Schummers says it shows the 'substantial' cost barrier to contraceptives before the B.C. policy.

Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol: Animal Semifinals

If you were to have asked settler British Columbians what their favourite symbol of this area was 100 years ago, few would have said orcas. But that changed dramatically in the 1960s and the whales are now a top contender for B.C.'s Best Symbol.

Man accused of killing brother of Lapu-Lapu Day murder suspect pleads guilty

Dwigth Kematch, 40, will be sentenced in Vancouver on Aug. 11 after pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of Alexander Lo, the older brother of Kai-Ji Adam Lo.

Dispute that left 3 dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., had been going on for years, neighbour says

Investigators were in a Maple Ridge, B.C., neighbourhood Friday morning as residents came to terms with a violent incident that claimed three lives Wednesday night.

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