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Lab confirms Canada's first case of avian flu infection in humans in B.C.
November 13, 2024 - 3:32 PM

Canada's Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country's first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu.
B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer
November 12, 2024 - 4:14 PM

The teenager who tested positive for bird flu in British Columbia is in critical condition and "experiencing acute respiratory distress" while being treated at B.C. Children's Hospital, the provincial health officer says.
Chinese mining firm subsidiary disputes Ottawa's review of Peruvian gold mine deal
August 11, 2024 - 9:05 AM

A subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned mining firm says Canada is wrongly considering a national security review in its agreement to purchase a gold and copper mine in Peru.
Pigs that escaped during wildfires could cause havoc in Shuswap
March 05, 2024 - 5:45 PM

As a result of the 2023 wildfires, domestic pigs could be roaming the wild, multiplying and breeding with wild boars, causing a whole host of issues for the environment, local economy and health of Shuswap's residents.
The door to BC’s liquefied natural gas export sector is about to open. Here’s what you need to know
February 03, 2024 - 4:30 PM
Some officials now say monkeypox elimination unlikely in US
October 01, 2022 - 4:27 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.
Birdfeeders have become an issue of controversy in Kamloops and the Okanagan
May 11, 2022 - 7:30 AM

Bird lovers from Kamloops and the Okanagan agree that it's important to trust the experts and follow the science in order to flatten the curve of an active avian flu outbreak.
Alberta, Saskatchewan take lead in signalling moves to end COVID restrictions
February 04, 2022 - 1:38 PM

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says provinces are going to have to find a balance between containing the virus with public health measures and returning to a sense of normalcy as the Omicron wave continues to crest.
Alberta elk ranchers want province to OK hunt farms despite disease, ethical concerns
October 03, 2021 - 1:05 PM

Alberta game ranchers are lobbying governments in the province in a renewed attempt to legalize hunt farms.
Federal parties scrap over guns, COVID-19 response on Day 21 of federal campaign
September 04, 2021 - 1:04 PM

The three main federal parties traded fire Saturday over their responses to gun violence and to the resurgence of COVID-19 on Day 21 of the federal election campaign.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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