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Opinion: Employers need to prioritize employee mental health if they want to attract new talent

Opinion: Employers need to prioritize employee mental health if they want to attract new talent

Workplaces are increasingly recognizing that productive employees seek out workplaces that prioritize mental well-being and offer flexible working conditions.
Opinion: In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Opinion: In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Instead of forcing people into substance use treatment, provinces should work with municipalities and health boards to expand life-saving safe use sites and tackle the housing crisis.
Trial of man accused of stabbing seven in Lynn Valley set to start in B.C. Supreme Court

Trial of man accused of stabbing seven in Lynn Valley set to start in B.C. Supreme Court

Two years after the stabbings that left one woman dead and six people injured, the impact of the attacks is still felt in North Vancouver
Metro Vancouver police seek teenager missing since Thursday

Metro Vancouver police seek teenager missing since Thursday

Baker is described as 5'1" and 230 lbs, with brown eyes and black hair.
Richmond baker competes in CTV cake challenge show

Richmond baker competes in CTV cake challenge show

“Everyone was friendly… even though we’re going against each other, but we had very long filming hours,” said Ramxy Wong.
Budget for B.C. government trade mission to Asia not disclosed

Budget for B.C. government trade mission to Asia not disclosed

The cost of the trip will be included in public accounts, but have not yet been released
Climate change could mean fewer 'date nights' for Arctic ground squirrels: study

Climate change could mean fewer 'date nights' for Arctic ground squirrels: study

Researchers said that could mean fewer "date nights," which could affect reproduction.
Need help quitting? World No Tobacco Day is May 31

Need help quitting? World No Tobacco Day is May 31

BC PharmaCare's Smoking Cessation Program helps eligible B.C residents of any age stop using commercial tobacco products.
Breast-cancer patient who waited four months for radiation wishes she'd had U.S. option

Breast-cancer patient who waited four months for radiation wishes she'd had U.S. option

Mary Ann Cummings says she would have opted for free radiation treatment in the U.S., something offered to other breast cancer patients in B.C. this month, if she’d had the opportunity.
B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says

"If there's no peace for the people, there'll be no rest for the government."