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Canada first to develop medical standards to keep kids from suffering pain in silence

Canada first to develop medical standards to keep kids from suffering pain in silence

OTTAWA — The Health Standards Organization has released a new set of guidelines to help hospital workers manage children's pain — particularly for those who can't communicate when they're hurt.
Letter: Don't relax parking for New West hotel and tower project

Letter: Don't relax parking for New West hotel and tower project

Parking is already a problem, this resident says.
'Insane amounts of hail': Metro Vancouverites share snaps of freak hailstorms

'Insane amounts of hail': Metro Vancouverites share snaps of freak hailstorms

"This is hail so, technically, we don't have to shovel it right?"
Spring in New West: Warmer, wetter weather ahead

Spring in New West: Warmer, wetter weather ahead

We could finally see some double-digit temperatures later this week.
Keith Baldrey: BC Conservatives cast shadow over BC Liberal prospects

Keith Baldrey: BC Conservatives cast shadow over BC Liberal prospects

New party leader John Rustad has potential to inflict outsize damage to top centre-right party in the next provincial election.
Rob Shaw: With BC Ferries on the rocks, NDP government scrambles to right the ship

Rob Shaw: With BC Ferries on the rocks, NDP government scrambles to right the ship

The chair and CEO who addressed ICBC under John Horgan now has BC Ferries to fix under David Eby
How will New Westminster spend $15.8-million grant?

How will New Westminster spend $15.8-million grant?

Should New Westminster use new provincial funding for projects already in the work plan or for something new?
Transit-oriented development part of addressing regional affordability

Transit-oriented development part of addressing regional affordability

The province, Translink and developers are investing to densify and diversify transportation hubs
Opinion: Ageism and the pandemic: How Canada continues to let older adults suffer and die from COVID-19

Opinion: Ageism and the pandemic: How Canada continues to let older adults suffer and die from COVID-19

COVID-19 is the third-leading cause of death in Canada, but it’s older people who are dying. That we accept this and carry on as if the pandemic is over reveals our ageism: We don’t value older people.
Opinion: In Canada’s two-tiered mental health system, access to care is especially challenging in rural areas

Opinion: In Canada’s two-tiered mental health system, access to care is especially challenging in rural areas

Rural Canadians face challenges accessing mental health services, and an exodus of psychologists from the public system may make matters worse.