Fentanyl New Vancouver research project provides home drug-testing kits to usersvancourier.com - Ben Mussett On the same day new provincial data showed most drug-related deaths occur in private residences, local health agencies announced a research project …
USA TODAYadded this to TravelNorovirus 100 people infected with likely norovirus; Canadian hotel forced to shut downUSA TODAY - Adrienne JordanThe Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel was forced to shut down after more than 100 people got sick with what health officials believe to be norovirus over the weekend. Although the origin of the virus has
Global Newsadded this to Global NewsDrugs One-third of B.C. traffic fatalities in last decade involved drugs or alcohol: coronerglobalnews.ca - By Simon Little Drugs or alcohol were contributing factors in the deaths of one-third of people killed in B.C. over the last decade, according to a new report form …
CTV Newsadded this to Top StoriesHealth Care (Canada) More than 100 people fall sick in suspected norovirus outbreak in B.C. hotelsctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press VANCOUVER -- Over 100 people have fallen sick following a suspected norovirus outbreak at two Vancouver-area hotels over the weekend. Claudia Kurzac, …
Health Care (Canada) New certificate recognizes street smarts of harm reduction workers in Vancouvervancouverisawesome.com - Vancouver Courier The Ontario-native credits her recent transformation to the Street Degree in Overdose Prevention program — a first-of-its-kind peer-training course …
Norovirus SICKO: Norovirus shuts down Vancouver Airport Sheratontravelindustrytoday.com 16 MAY 2019: At least 80 people have become ill in a suspected norovirus outbreak at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. Forty employees and 40 …
The Globe and Mailadded this to NationalHealth Care (Canada) B.C. research project to provide drug users with take-home testing kitsThe Globe and Mail - The Canadian PressVancouver Coastal Health and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control are collaborating on a research project that will provide people who use substances with take-home drug checking kits to determine if they
Health Care (Canada) LETTER: Regarding Hilltop House and waiting seniorssquamishchief.com - Karin Olson Editor’s note: This letter is in response to the story, “Squamish hospital and nursing home not keeping pace with population, say 22 seniors,” in The …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFentanyl Drug users to be offered free take-home test kits to help them avoid fentanylkelownanow.com - Iain Burns Drug users are being offered free take-home test strips so they can check their substances for fentanyl. Interior Health, the BC Centre for Disease …
Fentanyl IH offering fentanyl test kits - BC Newscastanet.net - Chelsea Powrie - | Story: 256336 Interior Health locations in the Okanagan Valley and beyond are participating in a research program evaluating the safety of take-home fentanyl drug …
Global Newsadded this to Global NewsHealth Care (Canada) More than 80 people fall ill after norovirus outbreak at Vancouver airport hotelglobalnews.ca - By Sean Boynton Two Vancouver airport hotels have been forced to close their food and beverage areas after a norovirus outbreak caused dozens to fall ill over the …
YourVancouverRealty.comadded this to Vancity's VanitiesNorovirus 80 people sick after apparent norovirus outbreak at Richmond hotelctvnews.ca - Kendra Mangione Dozens of people felt ill following what health officials described as an apparent norovirus outbreak at an airport-area hotel this week. Officials …
The Vancouver Sunadded this to Metro VancouverHealth Care (Canada) Vancouver council unanimously supports 30km/h speed-limit pilot projectvancouversun.com - Dan Fumano Local residential streets in Vancouver — and, potentially, other B.C. municipalities — could soon start to move a little slower. Read More
CBC Newsadded this to British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Health officials hand out free fentanyl-testing kits for British Columbians to use at homecbc.ca - Clare Hennig Health officials are handing out free fentanyl-testing kits, so British Columbians can test their drugs at home, in a new pilot project to address …
The Christian Science Monitoradded this to WorldWorld News ‘Crisis of masculinity’: How opioid epidemic hits men hardercsmonitor.com - Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff On a recent morning in the Downtown Eastside, a man in a parking lot picks up a syringe from the ground. Hoping that it contains some sort of …
Health Care (Canada) Bicycles included in City of Vancouver test run for 30 kilometres per hour speed limitstraight.com - Carlito Pablo The City of Vancouver will test whether slow makes for safer streets. In a surprise twist, however, the trial run for a speed limit of 30 kilometres …
Birth Tourism Richmond Hospital leads the way as birth tourism continues to risevancouversun.com - Pamela Fayerman The number of pregnant foreigners coming to B.C. hospitals so their newborns can get automatic Canadian citizenship continues to rise. Read More
Fentanyl Interior Health study offers take-home drug testing kits to spot fentanylpentictonwesternnews.com - Caitlin Clow Interior Health is offering take-home drug checking kits in a new collaborative research project, with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the BC …
The Provinceadded this to News as it happens B.C. research study evaluates safety of take-home drug checking kitstheprovince.com - Scott Brown More from Scott Brown A record total of 1,489 British Columbians died of suspected drug overdoses in 2018 Vancouver Coastal Health and B.C. Centre for Disease Control are …
The Vancouver Sunadded this to Metro VancouverHealth Care (Canada) Vancouver council to vote on lower speed limits for residential streetsvancouversun.com - Lora Grindlay Ten years ago, a close friend of Vancouver City Coun. Pete Fry suffered a serious head injury in a car accident. Read More
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily MirrorToddlers Toddler dies after being left alone in hot car for hours during heatwave by dadmirror.co.uk - Charlotte Neal The 16-month-old young boy was found unconscious in the parked car in Burnaby, near Vancouver in Canada, and couldn't be saved by medics A toddler who …
CBC Newsadded this to British ColumbiaHospitals Sit. Stay. Sniff superbugs?: C. difficile sniffing springer spaniel is making hospitals safercbc.ca - Betsy Trumpener In a hospital lounge at the University Hospital of Northern B.C., a spry, bright-eyed dog named Angus quickly sniffs out a hidden wad of gauze that …
Richard Palbergadded this to Beautiful British ColumbiaBurnaby, BC Toddler dies after being left in hot car in Burnaby, B.C.cbc.ca - CBC News · A toddler has died after being left alone in a car for hours in Burnaby, B.C., a city immediately east of Vancouver. Burnaby RCMP say the 16-month-old …
CTV Newsadded this to VancouverMeasles Measles catch-up: 3,800 vaccine doses administered to K-12 studentsctvnews.ca - CTV News Vancouver About 3,800 elementary and high school students have received a dose of the measles vaccine since B.C. began its "catch-up" immunization program last …
Measles Measles vaccinations jump 106% as B.C. counters anti-vaxxer fear-mongeringvancouverisawesome.com - Chris Campbell With all the depressing news about the 29 measles cases reported so far this year in B.C., perhaps this is a sign of hope. Although Health Minister …
Smoking North Vancouver May Ban Smoking In Public Spaces604now.com - Hamed Amiri | @hamed_amiri | May 9, 2019 On Monday night, May 6th, Councillor Jessica McIIroy put forward a motion that calls to “incorporate a ban on smoking in all parks and plazas and on …
The Vancouver Sunadded this to Metro VancouverAdrian Dix MRI wait times fall sharply after government boosts scansvancouversun.com - Rob Shaw VICTORIA — Wait times for MRIs across the province have fallen sharply during the past year after government boosted the number of scans, according …
Fraser Health B.C. hospitals refer fewer patients to immigration police, letting undocumented residents access carestraight.com - Travis Lupick Imagine you are pregnant but cannot bring yourself to visit a doctor. That’s the situation that some undocumented immigrants in B.C. felt they were …
Surrey, BC ‘Hometown Heroes’ grand prize located in South Surreysurreynowleader.com - Aaron Hinks The British Columbia Professional Firefighters’ Burn Fund kicked off its annual Hometown Heroes Lottery, and one of the grand prize homes is located …
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 5 to start your daypeacearchnews.com - Black Press Media Staff Here are Black Press Media’s top stories for Monday, May 6. 1. ‘Strength comes in numbers’: Homeless camp slowly growing near Abbotsford MCC It’s shy …
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