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B.C. ICU units projected to be overwhelmed in coming weeks, says independent modelling group

B.C. ICU units projected to be overwhelmed in coming weeks, says independent modelling group

More than 2,000 COVID-19 patients could land in B.C.'s intensive care units over the next few weeks, new modelling shows
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Empathy for others and ourselves is key right now, says therapist

Empathy for others and ourselves is key right now, says therapist

Tips for coping as pandemic lurches toward the end of its second year.
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B.C. teachers' call for N95 masks for reopening rejected by officials

B.C. teachers' call for N95 masks for reopening rejected by officials

Schools to reopen Monday amid Omicron variant wave depending on cloth masks and limited rapid tests
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Dr. Bonnie Henry orders all B.C. businesses to have a COVID-19 safety plan

Dr. Bonnie Henry orders all B.C. businesses to have a COVID-19 safety plan

Order does not apply to child care, K-12 schools or post-secondary education
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It's time to talk about mandatory vaccinations, says Canada's health minister

It's time to talk about mandatory vaccinations, says Canada's health minister

Jean-Yves Duclos says the decision will ultimately be up to the provinces and territories
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Opinion: Some idiot called 911 because a barista mixed up their order. Please stop

Opinion: Some idiot called 911 because a barista mixed up their order. Please stop

E-Comm issues its annual list of top nuisance calls
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B.C. mom of disabled boy sues health authority, doctors over son's birth

B.C. mom of disabled boy sues health authority, doctors over son's birth

After her son sustained life-altering injuries, a Kamloops woman is suing Interior Health
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Bobcat sighting in the Okanagan 'a real treat'

Bobcat sighting in the Okanagan 'a real treat'

On Sunday night, a Peachland woman was delighted to have her second bobcat sighting in the Okanagan
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Delta professor alleges sexual abuse by Prince George Catholic priests

Delta professor alleges sexual abuse by Prince George Catholic priests

Two dead Prince George Roman Catholic priests are among defendants named in a sexual abuse case filed by a man who asserts the pair began abusing him when he was in kindergarten at a church school.
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The reasons for science skepticism can be complex and founded on real concerns

The reasons for science skepticism can be complex and founded on real concerns

Instead of assuming that science skeptics are motivated by ignorance, or selfishness, we should listen to them and try to understand and address their actual concerns
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