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People with mental illnesses like schizophrenia died at greater rates during the 2021 heat dome, a new study shows.

VANCOUVER — Exceptional, summer-like conditions have dried out forest fuels in British Columbia, creating conditions that make some regions "highly susceptible to ignition and rapid spread," the provincial wildfire service says in a status update Thu

Almost a year after its introduction, MPs have passed a gun-control bill that would cement restrictions on handguns, increase penalties for firearm trafficking and try to curb homemade ghost guns.

Parliamentary Budget Officer report finds federal regulations to reduce the carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel will hit poorer Canadians harder, but experts say the analysis is flawed.

British Columbia government figures show a 120 per cent increase in the number of prescriptions renewed or adjusted after the province expanded pharmacists' powers last October, part of an effort to ease strains in the health-care system.

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Backyard feeders need frequent cleaning to prevent breeding infections that can be fatal to the tiny birds