Category: News
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Nakusp residents snatch up pills because of radiation fears
Nakusp residents have drained the local health care store’s supply of a “Potassium & Iodine” pill out of fear of radiation from Japan reaching here, but B.C.’s Health Officer and Nakusp pharmacists are warning against taking those drugs at all. And especially if the pill isn’t recommended by the government. Re-Awakening Health Care in Nakusp…
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Rare false killer whale condition still ‘hour to hour,’ says Vancouver Aquarium vet
A dramatic rescue by Vancouver Aquarium staff of a rare and relatively mysterious false killer whale in Tofino on July 10 has the team tending to the creature 24 hours a day, but it’s still too early to tell if the calf will live or die. Dr. Martin Haulena has been caring for the as-of-yet…
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‘He was bleeding all over the place’: one woman dead; suspect shot by VPD near Joyce and Kingsway
A woman is dead, a little girl is in hospital with injuries to her head, and the main suspect was shot by police near the corner of Joyce and Kingsway Monday morning. Two VPD officers shot a 33-year-old male after they busted into an apartment and found him armed with a knife next to a…
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