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Vancouver urges residents to download emergency alert app

Vancouver urges residents to download emergency alert app

The Alertable app provides location-specific warnings, including everything from road closures due to flooding and landslides to incoming extreme weather, major fires and hazardous material spills.
Eating disorders have increased during COVID-19 — here's how to recognize them and how to help

Eating disorders have increased during COVID-19 — here's how to recognize them and how to help

Eating disorders are often misunderstood, but earlier treatment improves outcomes. Let's dispel some myths, learn how to recognize eating disorders and what to do if someone you love is struggling.
Letters: Fog lines needed on Highway 101

Letters: Fog lines needed on Highway 101

"If a driver hopes to remain centred on the driving area, the second option has always been the fog lines but those are gone."
Jennifer Lopez films hilarious TikTok with co-star on B.C. film set (VIDEO)

Jennifer Lopez films hilarious TikTok with co-star on B.C. film set (VIDEO)

"Jenny from the block" was bustin' some moves in B.C. 🤩
Farm animals suffered in B.C. floods despite existing disaster management guidelines

Farm animals suffered in B.C. floods despite existing disaster management guidelines

Industrial-sized confinement farming systems pose massive challenges during hurricanes, floods or wildfires, including significant public health, animal welfare and socio-economic implications.
Drug companies protest when Health Canada withdraws their products for safety reasons

Drug companies protest when Health Canada withdraws their products for safety reasons

When drugs are taken off the market because they are either unsafe or don’t work, do pharma companies admit that there are problems? Or do they deny the evidence?
Soon, 1 out of every 15 points of light in the sky will be a satellite

Soon, 1 out of every 15 points of light in the sky will be a satellite

Megaconstellations of satellites will visually clutter the night sky, disrupting astronomical research. And the environmental damage caused by these satellites is still unknown.
What remains of the Othello Tunnels after the B.C. storms?

What remains of the Othello Tunnels after the B.C. storms?

The Coquihalla River flowed through two of the Othello Tunnels and caused significant damage
B.C. E-Comm 911 operators will no longer stay on the phone with callers

B.C. E-Comm 911 operators will no longer stay on the phone with callers

The temporary measure means British Columbians calling 911 will be told they are in the queue for an ambulance but that the 911 call-taker needs to disconnect so they can answer other calls.
Stephen Colbert mocks Canada's 'chokehold' on maple syrup reserves (VIDEO)

Stephen Colbert mocks Canada's 'chokehold' on maple syrup reserves (VIDEO)

"What next...Justin Trudeau jousting a moose on beaver-back?" quipped The Late Show host.