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Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

A BCCDC study looking at over two dozen chronic diseases found the spike in deaths during the 2021 heat dome hit people with schizophrenia especially hard
Tiny B.C. island community’s answer to climate change? Feed everyone

Tiny B.C. island community’s answer to climate change? Feed everyone

Quadra Islander Ramona Boyle is rummaging through cardboard boxes when her friend lets out a triumphant shout.
Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Correctional officers in B.C. found a second pigeon wearing a tiny backpack designed to smuggle drugs into a prison, this time at the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford
Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

A woman already convicted of posing as a nurse at Ottawa medical and dental clinics is due to return to B.C., where it's alleged she posed as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital for a year.
Largest dog festival in North America announces Vancouver dates for 2023

Largest dog festival in North America announces Vancouver dates for 2023

It's a puppy bash🐶
Is B.C. in store for another hot summer?

Is B.C. in store for another hot summer?

“Your wet season has been kind of on the short side, so I sense that that may be something that comes back and bites you," said Environment Canada’s senior climatologist.
'Worse than an animal': Mother enraged as killer claims Amanda Zhao might be alive

'Worse than an animal': Mother enraged as killer claims Amanda Zhao might be alive

In 2002, Yang Baoying flew from China to Vancouver to identify her daughter Amanda Zhao’s body. The 21-year-old English student’s remains had been found stuffed in a suitcase in Mission, B.C.
Opinion: Whistler is the best ski resort on Earth (says ChatGPT)

Opinion: Whistler is the best ski resort on Earth (says ChatGPT)

'AI—it’s just like us! Laughably confident even in the face of embarrassing ineptitude and incompetence.'
Judge says B.C. COVID deniers showed 'reckless indifference to the truth'

Judge says B.C. COVID deniers showed 'reckless indifference to the truth'

Judge says maritime pilots who objected to COVID policies acted politically to misuse B.C. Supreme Court process "to disseminate COVID-19 misinformation."
Tribunal decision to refund B.C. strata owner almost $19K upheld

Tribunal decision to refund B.C. strata owner almost $19K upheld

Restricting strata owners' ability to attend pandemic AGM resulted in a 2020 special levy resolution being found invalid.