British Columbia British Columbia is transitioning to test for cervical cancer through HPV screening, meaning patients will be able to provide samples from home and ultimately test less often if their results are negative. Transition from Pap tests means patients will be able to screen at home, longer period betweenContinue Reading
British Columbia Two wildfires in B.C.’s southern interior caused more than $720 million in insured losses last year, making them the most costly insured extreme weather event the province has ever seen, according to a new report. Fires in Okanagan and Shuswap regions top Insurance Bureau of Canada’s list of severeContinue Reading
British Columbia The former head of the B.C. Search and Rescue Association said decisions by the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness to deny SAR volunteers the use of new search technologies is hard to understand. Ex-head of B.C. Search and Rescue says relationship between province and 3,400 SARContinue Reading
British Columbia A third child has died in British Columbia due to complications linked to influenza, cases of which continue to rise in the province. B.C. Centre for Disease Control says influenza and RSV cases are on the riseThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 04, 2024 8:07 PM EST |Continue Reading
British Columbia Chip Wilson is facing criticism for objecting to the athleisure company’s use of models with a range of body types. ‘For a design to be good, it has to include everybody, and I mean every body,’ says one Vancouver designer Arrthy Thayaparan · CBC News · Posted: Jan 04,Continue Reading
British Columbia The Vancouver outdoor company Arc’teryx has won a temporary injunction barring Adidas from using the name “Terrex” on a Kitsilano store, in what a judge has described as a David vs. Goliath battle over trademark infringement. Judge says potential confusion between signs on 2 stores in same KitsilanoContinue Reading
British Columbia Nearly three in five B.C. residents said they think an NBA team in Vancouver would be a “good” or “very good” idea, according to a poll by Research Co. last month. 59 per cent say team a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ idea; 22 per cent in Metro VancouverContinue Reading
British Columbia One person has been found dead after their helicopter crashed on Friday night east of Revelstoke, B.C., near the British Columbia-Alberta border. Chopper was travelling from Calgary to Sicamous, B.C., before authorities lost contactCBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2024 4:42 PM EST | Last Updated: 10 hoursContinue Reading
British Columbia ‘Try not to let moose lick your car,’ warns Parks Canada, as more moose flock to highwaysParks Canada is warning drivers not to stop while on highways to let moose lick their cars this winter, as more moose venture down to highways to fuel their salt intake. Parks Canada saysContinue Reading
British Columbia An orca matriarch known as “one of the most prolific female killer whales” on record is presumed dead after nearly a year without a sighting on the West Coast, according to B.C. researchers. Decades-old orca T46 was last spotted near Alert Bay, B.C., in February 2023CBC News ·Continue Reading
