B.C. health minister calls for federal action on vaping after study shows surge in teen use
An online survey found that Canadian teens who reported vaping in the previous month rose from 8.4 per cent in 2017 to 14.6 per cent […]
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Never-ending allergies? Blame multiple pollen seasons
Grass pollen starts accumulating as early as May and can last until the end of the summer. (Dale Molnar/CBC News) A change of pollen in […]
B.C. mom tells inquest of son’s descent into drugs, finding him ‘gone’ in bedroom
Elliot Eurchuk in an undated family photo. The 16-year-old died at his home after taking street drugs his parents believe he was using to help […]
‘I was willing to try anything’: UBC study explores why people fall for health scams
British Columbians surveyed for a recent UBC study said that online health scams frequently focused on skincare products. (Shutterstock/Vladimir Gjorgiev) Forty per cent of people […]
Taking low-THC marijuana doesn’t increase a driver’s risk of crashing, study finds
Changes to the Criminal Code when marijuana was legalized last fall set the legal blood drug concentration limits for THC so drivers with two to […]
Environmentalists push for plastic tampon applicators to be included in federal plastics ban
Environmental advocacy group A Greener Future has found up to 30 plastic tampon applicators along the shores of Lake Ontario during their Love Your Lake […]
Atheist nurse’s fight against mandatory AA will go before B.C. Human Rights Tribunal
Byron Wood was a registered nurse working on the Downtown Eastside before he was diagnosed with substance use disorder. (Submitted by Byron Wood) A B.C. […]
Have your say: B.C. could see major changes to oversight system for health-care workers
An outside expert has recommended a complete replacement of the Health Professions Act. (Shutterstock) The next few months could mark a major turning point in […]
‘It’s devastating’: B.C cancer patient faces 8 hour ferry trips on long journey for chemo
Carol Ives moved to Haida Gwaii 44 years ago. ‘When I moved here, I was young and, of course, I was never going to get […]
Ambulance crew took 35 minutes to get into apartment of dying woman
Chelsea Brent holds a portrait of her mother, Tracey Gundersen, who died last November in her apartment on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. (Christian Amundson/CBC) The last […]