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Weighted vests are all the rage in women’s fitness. Do they live up to the hype? – CBC
Influencers and experts differ on benefits of walking with weighted vests Aug 21, 2025 Fitness trainer Kalli Youngstrom thinks weighted vests can be a great tool for fitting exercise into…
B.C. family doctors want more pay for publicly funded vasectomies to deal with huge backlog – CBC
B.C. family doctors says there are far fewer of them providing vasectomies than 20 years ago Aug 22, 2025 If you want to get a vasectomy in B.C., you’re faced…
Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying – CBC
Opioids in drug supply called a generation-defining health crisis Aug 21, 2025 Reported opioids deaths decreased nationally in Canada by 17 per cent last year, federal figures show, but the…
3 provinces, 1 territory made pharmacare deals. Ottawa won’t say if others are coming – CBC
Provinces with national program in place seeing savings, expanded coverage Aug 22, 2025 Two provinces have implemented pharmacare this year, two more jurisdictions are preparing to roll it out and…
Honouring Culture, Reclaiming Space: A Ceremony of Belonging on Ligwiłda’xw Territory – FNHA
August 21, 2025 On the traditional territory of the Ligwiłda’xw people – specifically the Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai First Nations, a powerful moment of cultural continuity and…
Worried about radioactive shrimp? CFIA says no sign they were sold here – GLOBAL
August 20, 2025 Seafood lovers in the U.S. are being warned about a recall over the risk of potentially radioactive shrimp — and no, it’s not a character in a…
B.C. supermarket the latest to see pistachio recall amid salmonella outbreak – CTV
August 20, 2025 Pistachios sold at a Surrey, B.C., supermarket have been linked to Health Canada’s broader investigation of a salmonella outbreak with cases spanning multiple provinces. Pistachio kernels sold…
Doctors renew push for free COVID shots for more Albertans, after coverage reinstated for health workers – CBC
Some high-risk Albertans still have to pay out of pocket Aug 21, 2025 Doctors are renewing their calls for the Alberta government to offer the COVID-19 vaccine for free to…
Ktunaxa Nation in B.C. bans unauthorized harvesting of sacred plant in its territory – CBC
Land guardians encountering people ripping up the ground to harvest plant, nation says Aug 21, 2025 The Ktunaxa Nation in B.C.’s Interior is asking the public to refrain from picking…
Canadians won’t see price of weight-loss drug Mounjaro rise despite U.K. hike – GLOBAL
August 20, 2025 People using the popular weight-loss drug Mounjaro in the United Kingdom are set to pay a higher price for it, as pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly said it…
