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The vitamin that made elderly mice live longer, and stopped their organs from aging

By Zoe Demarco Scientists say that they have found evidence that an already-celebrated vitamin can stop the aging process of organs in mice. It could also...

How to help girls build a positive body image

KATIE HURLEY, WASHINGTON POST “Hello, I’m a fat person, fat, fat, fat.” Taken out of context, these words, from the mouth of a 6-year-old female toy...

Land Gold Women puts focus on honour killings

Louis B. Hobson- Calgary Herald This year’s Oscar for best documentary short went to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness. It focused...

South Asian history initiative helps Royal Columbian cardiac care

100 Year Journey supports campaign to upgrade hospital’s cardiac cath lab New Westminster, B.C. – {December 10, 2015} – An effort to preserve and share...

Below are facts based on extensive evidence compiled by police departments on their interactions with street level Dial-a-Dope involved youth. Dial-a-Dopers are drawn to gang...

How to cut your monthly grocery bill in half, from a woman who lived on $14,000 a year

Associated Press Kathleen Elkins, Business Insider A simple way to trim your grocery bill is to buy less meat. “Try substituting beans and wheat berries for...

British Columbia’s education by the numbers

BC- A snapshot of facts about the British Columbia’s education system, shows that BC  has 1,581 public schools and 350 independent schools and there...

Diabetics face thousands of amputations each year

ERIN ELLIS, VANCOUVER SUN All kinds of Canadians neglect their feet, but that can be a life-altering decision for people with diabetes. The chances of having...

Holi Celebration at Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey

The management of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society (Lakshmi Narayan Mandir), Surrey BC is please to invite all to participate in Holi Celebration in the temple...

Surrey’s Major Annual City Events

Surrey hosts 5 major special events annually: Party for the Planet, Surrey International Children's Festival, Canada Day, Fusion Festival and the Tree Lighting Festival. 2015...

$46,000 Raised in Support of the futures of At-Risk Youth in BC

Vancouver, BC – On Thursday night, over 100 dedicated participants converged atop Mount Seymour for Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation’s ninth annual...

B.C. research leads to new HPV vaccination schedule

VICTORIA - Groundbreaking work by a B.C.-led research team has resulted in a new HPV vaccine schedule for girls. The result of the research will...

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TransLink completes modernization of 1980s-era SkyTrain technology

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Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

SURREY – Fraser Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Abbotsford Regional Hospital after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit. Four patients at Abbotsford Regional...