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Opinion: Fresh air has long been seen as important for our health, even if we haven't always understood why

Opinion: Fresh air has long been seen as important for our health, even if we haven't always understood why

Eighteenth-century writers worried about "infectious air," so they opened windows and built ventilation systems to bring fresh air indoors.
Hitler's top diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop lived in B.C.

Hitler's top diplomat Joachim von Ribbentrop lived in B.C.

Joachim von Ribbentrop frequented the Rathskeller German bar in the Flack Block, which still stands at the corner of Vancouver's Hastings and Cambie streets.
Canada's wealth gap widens as low-income households struggle with rising costs

Canada's wealth gap widens as low-income households struggle with rising costs

The richest 20 per cent of Canadians now hold two-thirds of the country's net wealth.
'My heart is broken': Mother of Vancouver drug advocate says she held her son as he died

'My heart is broken': Mother of Vancouver drug advocate says she held her son as he died

"I sat with him and held him until his heart stopped beating and his breathing stopped."
B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

B.C. fisherman fined $160,000 in Boundary Bay crabbing case

Boundary Bay crab fishing could jeopardize Canada-U.S. efforts to preserve and maintain populations, judge says.
Airbnb host information to remain private, B.C. judge rules

Airbnb host information to remain private, B.C. judge rules

A housing advocate calls the decision "disappointing."
Squamish and Sea to Sky programs receive federal funding for opioid crisis

Squamish and Sea to Sky programs receive federal funding for opioid crisis

Federal funding of $20 million announced for local pain and harm reduction programs.
Whistlerites in motion: Goldstone, Iles win World Cup in Italy

Whistlerites in motion: Goldstone, Iles win World Cup in Italy

The pair headlines a successful few weeks for Sea to Sky mountain bikers around the world
Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

VANCOUVER — More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia, with a heat wave in many areas not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covering all but the southeast corner of the province.
Warnings remain from coast to coast as parts of Canada swelter under heat wave

Warnings remain from coast to coast as parts of Canada swelter under heat wave

TORONTO — As Canada sweltered under a persistent bout of intense heat, weather warnings were issued Thursday from coast to coast to coast.