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Aging, growing population mean more cancer cases in Canada: study

Aging, growing population mean more cancer cases in Canada: study

VANCOUVER — A technician holds a mesh bag full of marbles meant to represent breast tissue, pointing out a single black marble among the clear ones. The goal is to explain why a woman's breasts are compressed during a mammogram.
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B.C. says woman who travelled from Iran is the province's eighth case of COVID-19

B.C. says woman who travelled from Iran is the province's eighth case of COVID-19

Woman, 60, has 'relatively mild case' of the virus
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Ministers, Wet'suwet'en chief optimistic as talks continue for third day

Ministers, Wet'suwet'en chief optimistic as talks continue for third day

Discussions are 'complex' but 'progressing respectfully,' ministers say
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Horgan announces public-private partnership to supply healthcare centres

Horgan announces public-private partnership to supply healthcare centres

B.C. premier extends state of emergency and reminds the province that social distancing measures are the law
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What the WHO learned about COVID-19 on its research mission to China

What the WHO learned about COVID-19 on its research mission to China

Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Dr. Bruce Aylward led a team of researchers into China earlier this month to study the novel coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization.
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Child dies after being struck in Squamish parking lot: RCMP

Child dies after being struck in Squamish parking lot: RCMP

Police seek witnesses to incident
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Coronavirus scare shuts down work at major Burnaby construction project

Coronavirus scare shuts down work at major Burnaby construction project

A major Burnaby development project has been shut down temporarily because of concerns a worker on site may have fallen ill with coronavirus.
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Pipeline talks with hereditary chiefs set for second day in northern B.C.

Pipeline talks with hereditary chiefs set for second day in northern B.C.

The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are scheduled to meet for a second day with senior federal and provincial ministers today as they try to break an impasse in a pipeline dispute that's sparked national protests and led to disruptions in the e
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Distracted driving ticket costs the same as a trip to Whistler, says ICBC

Distracted driving ticket costs the same as a trip to Whistler, says ICBC

Not putting your phone down while driving could lead to a ticket that costs you the same amount as a weekend trip to Whistler. This month, ICBC and police officers are reminding drivers to "take a break" from their phones while on the roads.
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Highway signs featuring shíshálh place names to be up by end of March

Highway signs featuring shíshálh place names to be up by end of March

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) says it plans to have she shashishalhem-English dual language road signs installed along Highway 101 by the end of March.
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