Safe-sex superheroes protect Vancouver

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For those who are visiting Vancouver to catch some Olympic action – there is a group of volunteers who have taken to the streets to make sure visitors don’t catch anything else. The World’s Andrea Crossan has more. Download MP3 (photo: Andrea Crossan)

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Was it worth it?

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Was it worth it? That’s the question many people are asking in British Columbia with the Olympics just days away. Seven years of planning, construction, and hassle. All told, Canadians will have spent about $6 billion Canadian dollars just to build the infrastructure to prepared for the Games. That’s about $5.6 billion American dollars. The World’s Jason Margolis visited British Columbia to ask. Download MP3 (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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The Numbers Behind the Olympics

When all is said and done, preparing for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler will have cost close to CDN $6 billion. (About $5.6 billion in U.S. dollars.) And that’s just the price tag to get everything built, before the Games begin. The World’s Jason Margolis visits British Columbia to look at how the Winter Games have economically impacted the Canadian province.

• BBC coverage of the Vancouver Olympics
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• British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Women only pharmacy

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We’re looking for a city in western Canada where a one-of-a-kind pharmacy opened its doors this week. It’s a pharmacy that serves only women. It’s a pharmacy that serves only women. Listen to the interview below to find out why a local women’s health group thought a women-only pharmacy was needed….

Geo Quiz Answer

The answer to today’s geoquiz is Vancouver, British Colombia, where today the first North American pharmacy exclusively for women opened its doors. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with owner Caryn Duncan, about how her store offers women the kind of help that’s been hard to find. Listen Geo Quiz archive Vancouver Women’s Health Collective