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Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

A BCCDC study looking at over two dozen chronic diseases found the spike in deaths during the 2021 heat dome hit people with schizophrenia especially hard
Tiny B.C. island community’s answer to climate change? Feed everyone

Tiny B.C. island community’s answer to climate change? Feed everyone

Quadra Islander Ramona Boyle is rummaging through cardboard boxes when her friend lets out a triumphant shout.
Richmond MP back in Parliament with new kidney

Richmond MP back in Parliament with new kidney

The Kidney Foundation recommends people do an online risk assessment for kidney disease.
Vancouver, Burnaby among the top three most expensive rental cities in B.C.

Vancouver, Burnaby among the top three most expensive rental cities in B.C.

Other cities like Victoria, Kelowna, Surrey and Langley were on the list of the 35 most expensive cities for vacant rentals in Canada.
Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Correctional officers in B.C. found a second pigeon wearing a tiny backpack designed to smuggle drugs into a prison, this time at the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford
COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinic for kids open in Richmond

COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinic for kids open in Richmond

The clinic is open for children from six months to 11 years old and older children with special needs
Kudos: Burnett students raise money for local hospitals

Kudos: Burnett students raise money for local hospitals

The students opened up their own fundraising cafe last fall
Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

A woman already convicted of posing as a nurse at Ottawa medical and dental clinics is due to return to B.C., where it's alleged she posed as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital for a year.
'Overwhelming stench': Metro Vancouver renter says rat poo and pee made oven stink

'Overwhelming stench': Metro Vancouver renter says rat poo and pee made oven stink

When the oven heated up, an "overwhelming stench could be smelled."
96-year-old Richmond farmhouse listed for almost $5 million

96-year-old Richmond farmhouse listed for almost $5 million

This property was listed at $9.8 million just five years ago.