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What $600,000 buys across B.C.
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. cities.
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Bipolar disorder, depression the focus of innovative research
Seldom does a person suffering from severe mental illness find relief right away. More likely it involves a protracted journey through medication and psychotherapy, or such treatments as transcranial magnetic stimulation or electroconvulsive therapy. Now research underway at the Vancouver General and University of B.C. hospitals is investigating new treatments for depression and bipolar disorder — two leading mental illnesses that will affect five per cent of the population this year.
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