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'Abysmal' kids' vaccination rates put B.C. health care at risk

'Abysmal' kids' vaccination rates put B.C. health care at risk

With the majority of young children not vaccinated against either COVID or influenza, this New Westminster doctor is sounding the alarm about respiratory illness season.
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Update: Man wanted B.C.-wide back in custody

Update: Man wanted B.C.-wide back in custody

Mohammad Adada, 44, failed to appear in court and is was wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant. He is now back in custody.
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Foreign supply of children's pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week

Foreign supply of children's pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week

Relief is on the way.
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How human height has changed over time — and what might be behind it

How human height has changed over time — and what might be behind it

In the last 30 years, increases in height have plateaued in high-income Western countries.
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Watch: This B.C. woman is best friends with a wild squirrel

Watch: This B.C. woman is best friends with a wild squirrel

Samuel may be a wild animal and not a pet, but he loves to come in the house for cuddles.
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Opinion: On World Children’s Day, let’s recognize that children’s rights include mental health

Opinion: On World Children’s Day, let’s recognize that children’s rights include mental health

Canada ranks 30th out of 38 wealthy nations in supporting the mental health and well-being of children. The need to invest in and prioritize mental health for children and young people is urgent.
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Saving B.C.’s at-risk species is pivotal to Canada’s biodiversity promises at COP15

Saving B.C.’s at-risk species is pivotal to Canada’s biodiversity promises at COP15

Persistent legal gaps at the federal and provincial level are aggravating threats of extinction in B.C.
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B.C.'s 2021 floods a 'toxic soup' of fecal coliform, fuel and cocaine

B.C.'s 2021 floods a 'toxic soup' of fecal coliform, fuel and cocaine

The report, which described wildlife and human habitat blurring during the flood, found 59 substances exceeded pan-Canadian environmental quality guidelines, and in some cases, concentrations grew as flood waters receded.
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Here are all the prohibited weapons people tried to sneak into B.C. last year

Here are all the prohibited weapons people tried to sneak into B.C. last year

The Canada Border Services Agency seized thousands of weapons and some of them are very peculiar.
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'Mommy, I want to go home': B.C. family leaves two ERs in one night after waiting hours for care

'Mommy, I want to go home': B.C. family leaves two ERs in one night after waiting hours for care

"This is the first time in my life when I felt that I could see it crumbling," says a Burnaby mom.
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