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  "path": "/opinion/columnists/vaughn-palmer-dropping-opioid-death-toll-hints-bc-ndp-retreat-on-harm-reduction-may-be-working",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T23:42:58.000Z",
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  "textContent": "VICTORIA — Deaths from toxic drugs have dropped by a third in B.C. over the past year, a period that coincides with NDP government curbs on open drug use, safer supply and decriminalization. Read More",
  "title": "Vaughn Palmer: Dropping opioid death toll hints B.C. NDP retreat on harm-reduction may be working",
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