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Tough to identify battlegrounds in B.C. election as race heats up

October 6 , 2024 at 12:53:13 p.m. PDT • :

A significant redistribution of the electoral map, along with the collapse of the Opposition B.C. United party and the rise of the upstart B.C. Conservatives as the B.C. NDP's main challenger make forecasting the election particularly tough, analysts say.

B.C. families call for improved long-term care, assisted living

October 7 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

The waitlist for long-term care has more than doubled in the last five years, and as of March 2022, nearly 800 seniors were on the list for assisted living, according to the B.C. Care Provider's Association.

Rallies in Vancouver mark anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks on Israel

October 7 , 2024 at 07:35:45 a.m. PDT • :

In Vancouver, members of the Jewish community gathered at the Burrard Bridge on Sunday to remember victims and hostages of the the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas. On Saturday, pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at the city's art gallery to call for an end to the ensuing conflict.

Soccer icon Christine Sinclair named co-owner of Northern Super League's Vancouver Rise

October 7 , 2024 at 08:08:04 a.m. PDT • :

Vancouver Rise FC says 41-year-old Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair will join majority owner Greg Kerfoot ahead of the Northern Super League's first season, starting in April.

Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy

October 7 , 2024 at 01:00:32 a.m. PDT • :

Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity.