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A doctor encourages parents and caregivers to educate their children and, if finding a needle, to alert an adult.

A researcher at the University of British Columbia unveiled payloads of baker's yeast sent on a recent trip to the moon that could one day protect astronauts from cosmic radiation.

Zachary Armitage, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for the murder of Martin Payne. His co-accused, James Lee Busch, is appealing his conviction.

The odd break-in resulted in no sleep for the woman. "Every noise, I was scared he was coming back," she said.

Prince George, Victoria, Vancouver, Chilliwack and New Westminster are the most dangerous cities among B.C.'s 20 biggest municipalities.

"The love of the backcountry and outdoors brought both Mat and Wade together as friends and was also a main reason for them to choose Nelson as their home."

The Canadian Women’s Foundation launched The Signal for Help during the pandemic as a tool for those experiencing intimate partner violence.

Canada has been ranked on a list of the most powerful passports in the world.

BC NDP housing minister Ravi Kahlon has defended giving nearly one billion dollars of property tax revenue back to B.C. homeowners annually. Critics, meanwhile, are questioning the homeowner grant's necessity.

The avid adventurer has hiked around 1,029 km, climbed approximately 70,000 m in elevation, and spent nearly 1,000 hours in the mountains.