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Personal risk assessment the new normal for summer travellers

Personal risk assessment the new normal for summer travellers

In the absence of mandates, experts say masks, vaccines and insurance can minimize health risks
Alberta ultramarathoner attempts fastest run across Canada

Alberta ultramarathoner attempts fastest run across Canada

“I'm pushing myself to my extreme, and I want to live in this life — I don't want to just exist," says the ultramarathoner
Opinion: Better emergency preparedness can protect older adults from climate change

Opinion: Better emergency preparedness can protect older adults from climate change

Governments and organizations must listen to older adults’ experiences with extreme heat, flooding and wildfire smoke to create effective policies and programs
B.C. package thief chased off by neighbours

B.C. package thief chased off by neighbours

A camera will often be enough to discourage some people from stealing property.
'That's important': Researchers find link between dogs' smell and vision

'That's important': Researchers find link between dogs' smell and vision

Ever wonder why your dog is constantly sniffing everything? It turns out they depend on their nose a lot more than humans depend on theirs. Even without sight, a new study has proven a dog can live a fairly normal life.
Coquitlam-area teacher punished after kids scared by live python

Coquitlam-area teacher punished after kids scared by live python

A teacher's post-apocalyptic Halloween costume may have gone too far when he brought his three-foot snake to school in a pouch around his waist.
Survey says: As pandemic surges on, a generational divide exists on prevention

Survey says: As pandemic surges on, a generational divide exists on prevention

As B.C. works through the seventh COVID-19 wave, older Canadians have growing concerns about catching the virus.
'The perfect storm': B.C. residents warned about rental scams this summer

'The perfect storm': B.C. residents warned about rental scams this summer

With a difficult rental market and high demand, the Better Business Bureau anticipates a rise in rental scams.
Time is likely the best antidote to airport congestion

Time is likely the best antidote to airport congestion

Openings surge for work in passport offices, airlines, customs kiosks and security lines
Sinking science: The race to determine if carbon-filled seaweed can be safely sunk

Sinking science: The race to determine if carbon-filled seaweed can be safely sunk

B.C.'s coastline is abundant with kelp, a seaweed that sequesters carbon as it grows. But while several companies are eagerly devising their plans to sink this carbon to the ocean floor, researchers are saying there's still a gap in the scientific information that needs to be filled.