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Doctors getting limited flu shots in 'ridiculously inefficient' system

Doctors getting limited flu shots in 'ridiculously inefficient' system

The majority of vaccines are being funnelled to pharmacies and clinics under the province-wide rollout, while family doctors only get enough for those with mobility issues.
Contraband cigarette sales cut into B.C. government revenue

Contraband cigarette sales cut into B.C. government revenue

B.C. has highest cigarette prices in Canada
The 60 women who have won the Nobel Prize

The 60 women who have won the Nobel Prize

Many women on this list had to contend with extreme sexism in male-dominated professions, but some Nobel Prize winners also had to overcome physical violence. All their stories are unique and equally inspiring.
Housing remains low and slow throughout September in B.C., across Canada

Housing remains low and slow throughout September in B.C., across Canada

Mortgage qualifying a "significant hurdle" for many potential buyers, says the British Columbia Real Estate Association.
Quick-thinking Squamish brothers shoo off bear by becoming human tower

Quick-thinking Squamish brothers shoo off bear by becoming human tower

11-year-old Matthew Lowenberger put his little brother on his shoulders to appear bigger after a mother bear and cub appeared just ahead of them on a trail. 
B.C. nurse who stole narcotics suspended one year

B.C. nurse who stole narcotics suspended one year

The nurse ordered and removed "a notable amount of narcotics" from the workplace in spring 2020, found the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives.
The most popular home type in each Canadian province

The most popular home type in each Canadian province

Canada is a diverse country made up of numerous provinces.
New stamp honours Canada's 'workhorse in the air'

New stamp honours Canada's 'workhorse in the air'

A Canada Post stamp commemorating the Beaver — renowned as a bush plane and named one of Canada’s top engineering achievements of the 20th century — was unveiled at the Viking Air hangar
Opinion: Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years

Opinion: Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years

Scientists have uncovered the long-term history of our receding moon. And it’s not from studying the moon itself, but from reading signals in ancient layers of rock on Earth.
Opinion: Despite its long history of wildfires, Canada still doesn't know how to live with them

Opinion: Despite its long history of wildfires, Canada still doesn't know how to live with them

The wildfires of the past were as fierce, deadly and eerily similar to the ones we have today. And we have yet to learn to live with them.