Getting influenza raises heart attack risk, especially in seniors: study

Getting influenza raises heart attack risk, especially in seniors: study

Researchers looked at 20,000 adult cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza from 2009 to 2014

Getting influenza raises heart attack risk, especially in seniors: study
Bob and his parrot buddies living in B.C. warehouse need forever homes

Bob and his parrot buddies living in B.C. warehouse need forever homes

Jan Robson is hoping that every bird, even her favourite, will tug on someone’s heartstrings

Bob and his parrot buddies living in B.C. warehouse need forever homes
Troublesome wild turkeys ruffle feathers in southeastern B.C.
Troublesome wild turkeys ruffle feathers in southeastern B.C.
Is it a Mona Lisa or is a Picasso more your style? Take a snap and find out with the Google Arts & Culture app.
Is it a Mona Lisa or is a Picasso more your style? Take a snap and find out with the Google Arts & Culture app.
REPLAY: B.C. this week in video

REPLAY: B.C. this week in video

In case you missed it, here’s a look at replay-worthy highlights from across the province this week

REPLAY: B.C. this week in video
Are you ready for some wrestling? WWE’s ‘Raw’ marks 25 years

Are you ready for some wrestling? WWE’s ‘Raw’ marks 25 years

WWE flagship show is set to mark its 25th anniversary on Monday

Are you ready for some wrestling? WWE’s ‘Raw’ marks 25 years
Women’s movement has come a long way since march on Washington: Activists

Women’s movement has come a long way since march on Washington: Activists

Vancouver one of several cities hosting event on anniversary of historic Women’s March on Washington

Women’s movement has come a long way since march on Washington: Activists
Photo courtesy Janel Debalinhard.

RCMP nail alleged sex toy thief

Shop owner plays a role in arrest

Photo courtesy Janel Debalinhard.
Survey says Tofino Bus All Island Express should change their name to Jeff
Survey says Tofino Bus All Island Express should change their name to Jeff
Food industry failing at voluntary sodium reduction: Health Canada

Food industry failing at voluntary sodium reduction: Health Canada

Health Canada report shows the food industry made no meaningful progress in curtailing salt levels

Food industry failing at voluntary sodium reduction: Health Canada
Video: B.C. documentary features Okanagan ice climbing

Video: B.C. documentary features Okanagan ice climbing

First documentary for Penticton filmmaker captures elusive Okanagan ice climbing

Video: B.C. documentary features Okanagan ice climbing
Girls take a trip out on a Coast Guard boat during an event in 2017. (Achieve Anything Foundation)

B.C. girls and women get a step up in the navy and coast guard

Achieve Anything Foundation offers chance to learn about high-tech careers

  • Jan 9, 2018
Girls take a trip out on a Coast Guard boat during an event in 2017. (Achieve Anything Foundation)
Feeling stressed? New study says sniffing your partner’s shirt might help

Feeling stressed? New study says sniffing your partner’s shirt might help

Study found that women feel calmer after being exposed to their male partner’s scent

Feeling stressed? New study says sniffing your partner’s shirt might help
‘Jeopardy’ host Alex Trebek has surgery for blood clots on brain

‘Jeopardy’ host Alex Trebek has surgery for blood clots on brain

He gave no specific timetable for when he might return to the trivia show

‘Jeopardy’ host Alex Trebek has surgery for blood clots on brain
VIDEO: B.C. man films up-close view of orca breaching near Victoria

VIDEO: B.C. man films up-close view of orca breaching near Victoria

Bob Fraumeni can be heard yelling ‘Lord love a duck!’ while watching the orca slam the water

VIDEO: B.C. man films up-close view of orca breaching near Victoria
(Canadian Press)

Snowy owl pulled from grille of SUV

Rescuer says the animal is healing after being struck by a large vehicle in Saskatchewan

(Canadian Press)
Hockey on the highway

Hockey on the highway

A game of shinny breaks out on the packed snow of the Coquihalla Highway

Hockey on the highway
Great deals lead to worse treatment for customer service workers: study

Great deals lead to worse treatment for customer service workers: study

New psychological study looks at the implications of a bargain-hunting mentality

Great deals lead to worse treatment for customer service workers: study
Bartenders respond to push for better non-alcoholic drinks

Bartenders respond to push for better non-alcoholic drinks

Why shouldn’t the non-alcoholic drinks be just as creative and tasty?

  • Dec 28, 2017
Bartenders respond to push for better non-alcoholic drinks
Sex, drugs and rolling into the corner: the waterbed turns 50

Sex, drugs and rolling into the corner: the waterbed turns 50

‘My theory is there’s a whole generation that was spawned on a waterbed.’

Sex, drugs and rolling into the corner: the waterbed turns 50
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