Researchers are touting B.C.’s pilot initiative to decriminalize hard drug possession as a model to be applied across the country. They suggest studies to determine the efficacy of this approach to managing the harmful effect of addiction.
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Despite the large number of samples taken from patients during the course of the pandemic, researchers investigating Covid-19 continue to face a variety of obstacles that prevent them from gaining access to this essential medical evidence.
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Two Canadian universities are hosting United Nations leadership training centres dedicated to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which set economic and environmental targets for peace and prosperity in the coming decade.
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The B.C. government is investing $195-million in health and genomics research to further its goal of developing a life sciences and biomanufacturing hub in the province.
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B.C has committed to work with Ottawa, local governments and Indigenous groups to attract investment and simplify multi-jurisdictional regulatory approval processes needed to accelerate a hydrogen fuel economy.
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British Columbia must combine economic strategies with societal and social concerns to build a more inclusive economy, said Mariana Mazzucato, the head of a world-famous team at University College London that advised the provincial government on its recovery plan.
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The federal and B.C. governments are investing $830 million as part of a national program designed to expand high-speed Internet connectivity in rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada.
Read MoreAs Canada eases restrictions on psychedelics, B.C.-based Numinus prepares for clinical trials
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Numinus has received Health Canada approval to conduct a clinical trial to test the effects of MDMA, the amphetamine more commonly known as ecstasy, in the treatment of patients suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
Read MoreB.C. economic recovery plan outlines new missions but contains few tangible measures
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B.C.’s new economic recovery plan, developed in consultation with a world-famous team of economists, outlined the province’s new goals but provided scant details on implementation and no measurable benchmarks for success.
Read MoreA Vancouver non-profit provides a massive free index of 200 million research documents
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OurResearch, a Vancouver-based non-profit, has launched a free online index of more than 200 million scientific research documents.
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