Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Health Crime The B.C. Review Board has fallen under scrutiny this month since releasing murderer Blair Evan Donnelly, who then stabbed three innocent people in Chinatown. Published Sep 22, 2023 • Last updated Sep 22, 2023 • 11 minute read Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam. Photo by … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Health The number of COVID-19 infections jumped more than threefold from 133 over a week in early August to 447 by early September. Published Sep 07, 2023 • Last updated Sep 29, 2023 • 4 minute read COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths have increased in the last … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Life Health Fraser Health opened B.C.’s first virtual hospital unit, where 150 psychiatric patients have been treated from home. Experts say it is the way of the future. Published Sep 07, 2023 • Last updated Sep 08, 2023 • 8 minute read Radhika Khosla is manager of … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Op-Ed News Local Health Local Business Health Secrecy of negotiations over lawsuit does not preclude government from consulting the public and experts Published Nov 15, 2023 • Last updated 50 minutes ago • 3 minute read One in four high school seniors in B.C. today have been hooked by the industry’s newer … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Health Surrey Memorial Hospital has set up a portable and Mount Saint Joseph Hospital has an outside, enclosed space with heaters in anticipation of the surge in patients this cold and flu season Get the latest from Katie DeRosa straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Nov 10, 2023 … [Read more…]
Article content New data suggest that a recent surge in COVID-19 activity in B.C. appears to be waning, with the number of hospital admissions, deaths and positive tests all down sharply. An update released by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control on Thursday says there were 144 new COVID hospitalizations in the week ending Nov. … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Health Family & Child Report says services and supports for families of children with disabilities are under-resourced, difficult to navigate, and “filled with closed doors and lengthy wait lists for assessments and treatment.” Author of the article: The Canadian Press Ashley Joannou Published Nov 09, 2023 • Last updated … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Seniors News National Local News Life Of the 507 Second World War veterans he’s interviewed to date, 315 have since died Published Nov 08, 2023 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 9 minute read Jessie Swail, a 99-year-old Second World War veteran, on her birthday at her home in West Vancouver last … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Health About 50,000 people got the updated COVID-19 shot over the first two days of the campaign, which started Oct. 10 Published Oct 13, 2023 • Last updated 4 days ago • 2 minute read Over 1.1 million invitations have been sent out to British Columbians to get … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Health The fall campaign starts Oct. 10, with priority given to people most at risk of severe illness Published Sep 29, 2023 • Last updated Sep 29, 2023 • 3 minute read People are encouraged to get both a COVID-19 and a flu shot at the same appointment during … [Read more…]