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Obese British Columbians at risk because province isn't funding enough bariatric surgeries, says surgeon

The province caps the number of bariatric surgeries at 400 a year and according to the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons there are at least 3,000 British Columbians currently waiting for the procedure.
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B.C. doubles number of openings for specialty nurse training program

The B.C. government says it will fund more than 1,000 seats each year at the B.C. Institute of Technology's specialty nurse training program — more than doubling the current number of specialty nurse training opportunities in the province. 
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Blast of Arctic air set for much of B.C. after blowing snow brings travel chaos

Sudden, blowing snowfall that pummelled much of British Columbia with snow and freezing wind on Sunday, knocking out power to thousands and wreaking havoc on city roads, isn't expected to return in similar fashion Monday — the province will instead be hammered with "the coldest air so far this winter."

Vancouver flight to Australia lands in Honolulu with dead passenger

An Air Canada flight out of Vancouver diverted to Honolulu over the weekend because of a dead passenger.

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