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Opinion: 3 ways to tell evidence-based health information from pseudoscience

Opinion: 3 ways to tell evidence-based health information from pseudoscience

How do we distinguish between valuable information from legitimate health experts, and pseudoscientific nonsense from unscrupulous wellness influencers?
B.C. manslaughter convict accused of probation violation

B.C. manslaughter convict accused of probation violation

Gilles Hebert suffered a massive head injury and died after being struck in the head in Vancouver's Grandview Park.
Satellites track the tiny silver fish hugely important to marine life

Satellites track the tiny silver fish hugely important to marine life

"It's one of the very few animal formations that we can see from space, excluding human developments and towns," says researcher with the SPECTRAL Remote Sensing Laboratory at the University of Victoria. 
Woman says husband's head injury caused by crumbling health-care system

Woman says husband's head injury caused by crumbling health-care system

Man suffers seizure, head gash after being prematurely released from hospital, according to his wife.
Eagle Harbour duplex project to go to public hearing in West Van

Eagle Harbour duplex project to go to public hearing in West Van

The plan includes 36 homes on a 4.5-acre parcel of land in the Eagle Harbour neighbourhood of West Vancouver
Numerous 911 calls result in arrests of two knife-wielding men in Vancouver

Numerous 911 calls result in arrests of two knife-wielding men in Vancouver

Police Chief Adam Palmer: "Despite these challenges, Vancouver is a safe city."
Third suspension for Richmond hockey player

Third suspension for Richmond hockey player

Eithan Grishin received a 31-game suspension from the Pacific Junior Hockey League.
B.C. wineries plan survival strategies following deep freeze

B.C. wineries plan survival strategies following deep freeze

Some urge controversial regulatory changes, such as to allow them to import foreign grapes.
B.C. inmates with addiction issues at high risk of reincarceration: study

B.C. inmates with addiction issues at high risk of reincarceration: study

A new study led by a B.C. criminology professor says people jailed in the province who have addiction and mental health issues are at high risk of being reincarcerated within a few years of being released.
Vancouver hotels priciest, most filled in Canada in February

Vancouver hotels priciest, most filled in Canada in February

Hotel room prices across Metro Vancouver increased 6.2 per cent year-over-year in February — a higher jump than in most Canadian cities.