The Klahoose First Nation continues to deal with a COVID 19 outbreak in the community.
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Vancouver asks for an exemption from Canadian drug laws
By Jen St. Denis, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Vancouver’s council made history this week by asking the federal government for an exemption from Canadian drug laws to decriminalize possession of drugs for personal use.
Council voted on the motion the same day the BC Coroners Service reported 1,386 people have died so far this year of an overdose, with deaths increasing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 outbreak in First Nation near Zeballos
Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
A medical response team has been dispatched to a remote Vancouver Island First Nation community to help guide it through a serious COVID-19 outbreak.
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North Vancouver Island’s 26 active COVID cases
Another one of North Vancouver Island’s 26 Active COVID cases identified himself over Facebook last week. Lawrence O’Connor is a stock car driver who contracted the disease while participating in a benefit race for Amnesty International in the Arizona Desert.
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Agarikon: An old-growth mushroom, possibly the key to fighting future pandemics
Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With care bordering on affection, mycologist Paul Stamets hoists up an enormous conk of agarikon to better show it off.
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