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Garibaldi and Britannia Beach firefighters help raise over $170,000 in ‘healthy competition’
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (755+ words) Awareness of lung health is undoubtedly crucial, especially for those who can often work in smoke. Volunteers from the Garibaldi Volunteer Fire Department (GVFD) and Britannia Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association (BBVFA) came together in a community fundraiser event in Vancouver…...
New study finds sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (723+ words) The rate of young men contacting Ontario's mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has increased by more than 300 per cent after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests. The researchers behind the study published in the Canadian…...
RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
3+ week, 2+ day ago (948+ words) But many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government for years or decades has been delayed, deleted and in some cases stopped all together. The collection and sharing of information was hurt by sweeping layoffs at federal…...
'We are losing a generation"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1199+ words) On July 8, the St'timc Chiefs Council (SCC) declared a state of local emergency across its 11 communities'in response to the toxic drug crisis. "We are losing a generation," said Chief Justin Kane, chair of the SCC. "Now is the time for…...
Whistler COS issues alert after coyote bites off-leash dog
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) The BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) is reminding the public to keep dogs on-leash after a coyote reportedly bit an off-leash dog in Whistler. According to a notice shared by the Resort Municipality of Whistler on behalf of the COS,…...
Five expert tips to keep children safe around water this summer
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (805+ words) It's been nearly 130 years since the first bronze medallion course was offered in Canada. Introduced at Upper Canada College in 1896, the certification was envisioned as the first step towards preventing drowning all throughout the country, whether in lakes, swimming pools…...
Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America as summer travel gets underway
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (195+ words) Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher. The province's former chief medical officers of health Dr. Mark Joffe says that's twice the…...
Comox parents call for health-care system changes after death of 11-year-old son
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (971+ words) The parents of an 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who died on his second visit in seven days to the ER at Comox Valley Hospital want changes in the health-care system to prevent similar tragedies. Nikki and Marty Robbins say…...
Opinion: Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (944+ words) Wildfires are'burning in parts of Canada, and as they do, many communities are already facing the familiar thick haze as smoke drifts in. Anyone who has experienced wildfire smoke knows how it can leave you with a scratchy throat, stinging…...
Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (332+ words) Complete Utility Contractors Ltd., a Langley underground utility construction company, is appealing a WorkSafeBC fine after rupturing a FortisBC gas line in Burnaby in November. Company that hit 4 gas lines in 13 months fined $255K after Burnaby incident WorkSafeBC fined a Langley…...