Highlights

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

The temperature is rising in classrooms — and on social media.

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

Herbert Spencer and Skwo:wech elementary school students come out on top at the annual Reading Link Challenge

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.

Westminster House aims to help women and girls affected by addiction

The lovingly restored 112-year-old home features stained glass, heritage woodwork and a wood-burning fireplace.

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.

Unregulated drugs claim lives of 206 British Columbians in April 2023 – including folks in New West