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Study finds depression linked to greater risk of heart disease

Study finds depression linked to greater risk of heart disease

According to the study, greater awareness of the physical health risks associated with depression is needed.
Poll finds steady support for B.C. government’s housing taxes

Poll finds steady support for B.C. government’s housing taxes

Practically four in five British Columbians agree with the provincial government’s decision to increase the foreign buyer’s tax and expand it to areas located outside of Metro Vancouver.
B.C. tourism industry bets on a staycation summer

B.C. tourism industry bets on a staycation summer

British Columbians alone can’t repair the damage done by the pandemic, but hoteliers, tour companies and industry associations are hoping that local traffic will help salvage some of what remains of the 2020 tourism season.
B.C. records only one COVID-19 death in past 13 days

B.C. records only one COVID-19 death in past 13 days

Province's death toll from the virus that caused a global pandemic remains at 168
B.C. rent help continues but border screenings, ban on some evictions to end

B.C. rent help continues but border screenings, ban on some evictions to end

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is extending its temporary rental supplement program to support renters and landlords through the pandemic, while it ends its border screening measures.
B.C. announces 7 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

B.C. announces 7 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

The new cases bring the provincial total to date to 2,790
Province launches 24/7 helpline to assist clinicians helping those with addictions

Province launches 24/7 helpline to assist clinicians helping those with addictions

The support line is staffed by addiction medicine experts, who will provide phone consultations to physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and pharmacists with any time-sensitive clinical substance-use inquiries.
B.C. man who assaulted sex-trade worker to serve one day and probation

B.C. man who assaulted sex-trade worker to serve one day and probation

VERNON, B.C. — A British Columbia man convicted of running into a sex-trade worker with an all-terrain vehicle will serve one day in jail and probation after his time already served in custody has been considered. A B.C.
Two schools evacuated by the RCMP over 'suspicious messaging' in Kamloops, B.C.

Two schools evacuated by the RCMP over 'suspicious messaging' in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Two schools have been evacuated in Kamloops, B.C, after the RCMP say "suspicious messaging" was found written on the exterior of David Thompson Elementary. The school along with Westsyde Elementary have been evacuated by police.
Province reveals allegations of racist, blood-alcohol guessing game in B.C. ER rooms

Province reveals allegations of racist, blood-alcohol guessing game in B.C. ER rooms

B.C.'s health minister revealed the existence of a “game” played to guess the blood-alcohol level of largely Indigenous patients
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