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SFU has launched a new mental health app for students

SFU has launched a new mental health app for students

Photo Pexels Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) have launched a new 24/7 free mental health app for students called My Student Support Program (My SSP).
Trudeau says he won't use 'tricks' to ram through pipeline construction

Trudeau says he won't use 'tricks' to ram through pipeline construction

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens as B.C. Premier John Horgan responds to a question during a transit funding announcement in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday September 4, 2018.
Firefighters save a man having heart attack on the Grouse Grind

Firefighters save a man having heart attack on the Grouse Grind

District of North Vancouver firefighters saved a man who had a heart attack in front of them on the Grouse Grind trail Sunday afternoon.
Victoria pushing for B.C.-wide ban on disposable plastic packaging

Victoria pushing for B.C.-wide ban on disposable plastic packaging

Victoria is asking the province for uniform, province-wide business regulations to ban disposable plastic packaging.
B.C. to set up a temporary foreign worker registry

B.C. to set up a temporary foreign worker registry

The B.C. government plans to create a controversial registry of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) this fall and raise the number of site inspections to ensure that workers are being treated fairly, says B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains.
New app puts wildlife protection in public's hands

New app puts wildlife protection in public's hands

The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is hoping the public can make their job easier by reporting people who break fisheries, wildlife, and environmental protection laws. And to make it easy, the BCWF has developed a smartphone app.
Burnaby-made NHL '19 brings players back to the pond

Burnaby-made NHL '19 brings players back to the pond

Ask an NHL player to reflect on his first hockey memories, and you’ll likely see his eyes light up and a smile come across his face before he reminisces about long days spent on an outdoor rink.
Black bear crawls into van with child inside in Coquitlam neighbourhood

Black bear crawls into van with child inside in Coquitlam neighbourhood

Bear/Shutterstock A mother's quick actions saved her child from a harrowing encounter with a bear over the long weekend. The incident happened on Saturday morning in the Westwood Plateau area of Coquitlam.
Vancouver is the unhappiest city in Canada

Vancouver is the unhappiest city in Canada

Photo Shutterstock Vancouver and Toronto ranked as the unhappiest cities in Canada, according to a recent study from UBC's Vancouver School of Economics and McGill University.
Trudeau, Horgan commit over $3B to fund Broadway Subway, Surrey LRT

Trudeau, Horgan commit over $3B to fund Broadway Subway, Surrey LRT

Photo by Dan Toulgoet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier John Horgan have announced over $3 billion in funding for the Broadway Subway and Surrey-Newton-Guildford LRT projects.