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MEDICINE MATTERS: Doctor shortages – things that don't seem to change
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN Last week I wrote about the staggering number of physician vacancies – nearly 700 – in BC. Is it any wonder there are long waits for care? When I saw the latest figures from Health...
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Man gets 4-month sentence for hit-and-run crash that killed Port Coquitlam teen
Metro Vancouver — A 75-year-old man has been sentenced to four months in jail for a hit-and-run crash that killed a teenage girl from Port Coquitlam. Irwin Franz pleading guilty earlier this year to...
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Don't buy a real Blue Tang if you love Finding Dory, experts advise
Animal-rights advocates fear that the cute talking fish in the animated movie sequel Finding Dory will send parents flooding into pet stores to buy their kids the real tropical fish that inspired the...
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Vaughn Palmer: First Nations cannot demand access fees from mineral...
VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals have advised mineral exploration companies that they can refuse to pay fees demanded by some First Nations for access to work sites where provincial permits have already...
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Vancouver school board names 12 schools considered for closure
Vancouver’s west side schools have mostly been spared the axe, while 11 east side schools, including two secondary schools, will be considered for closure in an effort to save money and decrease...
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REAL SCOOP: Closing arguments in the Hells Angels and friends trial begin today
Stay tuned for the Crown’s closing arguments in the trial of Hells Angels David Giles, Brian Oldham and associates James Howard, Michael Read and Shawn Womacks. After a month-long break, the trial...
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Researchers fear many endangered Vancouver Island marmots didn't survive winter
The “pings” telling conservationists that Vancouver Island marmots are alive and well have failed to return this spring for 25 to 30 members of the endangered species, prompting fears of a mass death....
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Young immigrants twice as likely to be religious as Canadian-born
Canada is importing religious devotion. Young and middle-aged immigrants to Canada, most of them from Asia, are countering the trend that sees homegrown Canadians becoming more secular. I’ll write more...
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Chinook salmon limits will cost millions, Vancouver Island anglers say
South Vancouver Island anglers are contesting a restriction on chinook fisheries they say will cost millions in lost revenue. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has banned catches of wild chinook larger than...
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New political party pitches Vancouver Island as 11th province
While listening to Victoria’s Robin Richardson talk about his new political party, a thought springs to mind: How many separatist movements does Vancouver Island need? There was the shadowy Sovereign...
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Internet green screens the queen
What do you wear to a public event when you’re the Queen of England? Something reserved and tasteful, of course. But maybe not something the same shade of green that Hollywood uses for green screen...
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Dashcam catches motorcyclist dodging Port Mann toll
A motorcyclist’s tricky move to avoid a bridge toll was caught on a dashboard camera by a passing vehicle. The YouTube video was posted a few days ago and shows a motorcycle approaching the Port Mann...
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B.C. man charged with alleged sex assaults on Ontario boy, 12, in 1970s
Newmarket, Ont. — A British Columbia man is facing charges following an investigation into alleged sex assaults on a boy in Ontario in the 1970s. York Regional Police say investigators spoke in January...
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Summer heat wave may be reason for winter deaths of endangered marmot species
Nanaimo — Experts monitoring the critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot say three dozen of the animals have died over the winter in the central island region of Strathcona. Biologist Adam...
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Steven Galloway no longer a professor at UBC
Vancouver — After an investigation into multiple allegations of misconduct, author and former professor Steven Galloway is no longer employed at the University of British Columbia. Galloway, the author...
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Sea stars die-off in Howe Sound causing ecological domino effect
VANCOUVER — A mass die-off off of sea stars in British Columbia’s Howe Sound appears to be causing a significant change in the ecology of the waterway north of Vancouver. Marine ecologists at Simon...
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Watch 13 delighted dogs dive into the Nanaimo River
Add 13 water-loving Golden Retrievers to one river and what do you get? Pure doggie joy. That’s what Nanaimo dog walker Kim Sirett found when she planned a swim day for some of her regular clients last...
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Award opportunity shines light on STEM sectors
If you’re a student with a head full of ideas about how to improve B.C. industries and make people’s lives easier, a new competition is promising to give you a chance to shine — and a shot at $20,000....
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MEDICINE MATTERS: The top 20 medicines to avoid after age 65
Doctors across Canada are prescribing over $400 million a year in potentially risky medicines, whose harms, including death, often outweigh benefits in patients over the age of 65, a B.C.-led study...
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Highway 97 to reopen west of Chetwynd following severe floods
VICTORIA — A major stretch of highway in northeastern B.C. from Mackenzie Junction to Chetwynd is set to reopen, one week after it was closed by severe flooding. Transportation Minister Todd Stone...
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