B.C. is getting a new area code this weekend | Unpublished
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Publication Date: May 21, 2025 - 16:30

B.C. is getting a new area code this weekend

May 21, 2025
B.C. is about to get a new 257 area code on Saturday, May 24. Here's what you need to know.


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Alberta purchased children’s pain medication from Turkey at a price more than six times greater than what the provincial health authority normally pays for the same volume of product, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.The Alberta government explained in 2022 that the manufacturer required a minimum order of five million bottles - or $70-million worth of drugs - to get the deal done. But a briefing note, obtained by The Globe, indicates the health authority could have reduced its total bill by ordering less medicine, albeit at a higher price per bottle.
May 24, 2025 - 08:00 | Carrie Tait, Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
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