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Debunked: Common COVID-19 booster myths

Debunked: Common COVID-19 booster myths

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending eligible Canadians get another COVID-19 booster by fall. Here's what you need to know to tell facts from fiction when considering your next dose.
People going to U.S. for fourth COVID shot, says doctor; eligibility limited in B.C.

People going to U.S. for fourth COVID shot, says doctor; eligibility limited in B.C.

“There are people who have gotten their third dose who are now seeing that they are past six months and they’re saying: ‘Well, I thought that I was supposed to be getting a booster now — why can’t I?’ ”
No takers yet for $25,000 new-doctor signing bonus

No takers yet for $25,000 new-doctor signing bonus

New doctors concerned about expenses involved in running a practice
Opinion: Sports can help prevent violent extremism in youth

Opinion: Sports can help prevent violent extremism in youth

Sports can help prevent the involvement of youth in violent extremism.
New land trust creates a rare climate zone ‘backbone’ that stretches Saturna Island

New land trust creates a rare climate zone ‘backbone’ that stretches Saturna Island

“It’s a beautiful acquisition by the Nature Trust,” said Lee Middleton, Saturna Island trustee with Islands Trust. 
B.C. company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor

B.C. company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor

A B.C.-based company is looking to unleash a new era of resource extraction, raising questions over how to protect the planet's deep-sea ecosystems we know the least about.
B.C. Loblaws, Superstore employees voting whether to go on strike

B.C. Loblaws, Superstore employees voting whether to go on strike

A decision will come July 8.
North Van woman’s Trans-Canada bike ride cut short by crash with motorcycle

North Van woman’s Trans-Canada bike ride cut short by crash with motorcycle

Bianca Hayes was aiming to set a Guinness World Record and raise $1 million for ovarian cancer research by becoming the fastest woman to cross Canada on a bike.
Opinion: Canadians support accepting more newcomers but we need a more equitable, rights-based approach

Opinion: Canadians support accepting more newcomers but we need a more equitable, rights-based approach

Canadian refugee and immigration policy often leads with the head and the heart and that works.
Opinion: Could a Roe v. Wade-style reversal of abortion rights happen in Canada?

Opinion: Could a Roe v. Wade-style reversal of abortion rights happen in Canada?

Differing U.S. and Canadian political and judicial systems offer Canada protections against outlawing abortion here. But there’s still a lot of work to be done to ensure reproductive justice.