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Wonderful one-hoss Shay

Lincoln Kaye — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 01:37:00 +0000

Solo Flexion: Kuebler obsesses on Firehall Stage.

Laughter Yoga helps restore psychological and physical health around the world

Olivia Fermi — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 10:59:00 +0000

The first time Amy Kiara Ruth took a Laughter Yoga class she found it, "awkward and bizarre to be laughing with total strangers." Then she gave in, laughing harder than ever...

Judge grants B.C. woman permission for physician-assisted death

The Canadian Press — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 05:03:00 +0000

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia woman living with multiple sclerosis has become the first in the province to be granted a court exemption to have a doctor help her die. B.C. Supreme Court Chief...

B.C. considers paying donors for blood products despite Ontario, Quebec bans

The Canadian Press — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 04:33:00 +0000

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Health Minister Terry Lake is open to allowing a pay-for-plasma clinic in British Columbia, saying the province already gets about 85 per cent of its supply from the United States,...

Vancouver doctor who helped woman with ALS die an advocate for choice

The Canadian Press — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:29:00 +0000

VANCOUVER — For 40 years, Dr. Ellen Wiebe has been fighting for choice. At a time when providing abortions meant death threats and violent attacks on her peers, she spearheaded clinical trials of a...

Vancouver health authority changes assisted-dying guidelines for staff

The Canadian Press — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 00:52:00 +0000

VANCOUVER — A major British Columbia health authority has updated its guidelines for medical staff on how to respond to requests for assisted death, allowing doctors and nurses to refer patients to a...

Vancouver and Victoria consider supervised injection in health centres

The Canadian Press — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 02:31:00 +0000

Laura Kane, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — British Columbia health officials are considering offering supervised-injection services in community health clinics, triggered by a new federal government...

Getting over past fears and sparking transformation

Olivia Fermi — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 23:25:00 +0000

We were all surprised when she cowered behind me trembling, frozen in fear at the sight of the two girls. I gently encouraged her, while the girls stood quietly by…

AA Agnostica: alternative steps for recovery from addiction

Candace Plattor — Fri, 16 May 2014 03:59:00 +0000

Is it possible to have an effective addiction recovery plan that isn't faith-based?

The Portland Hotel Society gets a stick for extravagant spending

Candace Plattor — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 20:13:00 +0000

I just couldn’t let this story go by without writing about it again. The long and short of it is that the higher (no pun intended) authorities of the Portland Hotel Society (PHS) and several of their...