by South Asian Star | Nov 20, 2025 | Local
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Island Health says the intensive care unit (ICU) at West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) in Port Alberni, B.C., has...
by South Asian Star | Nov 20, 2025 | Local
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Emergency rooms across B.C. have been repeatedly closed due to ongoing staffing challenges in recent years, and...
by South Asian Star | Nov 20, 2025 | Local
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Ian Walters received a prescription from his paramedical nurse this past summer, but instead of receiving a pill,...
by South Asian Star | Nov 20, 2025 | Local
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.When Sarah Anthony, a farmer and bookkeeper in Metchosin, B.C., had an IUD inserted, the pain was unbearable. “I...
by South Asian Star | Nov 19, 2025 | Local
B.C. Liberal MPs said Wednesday the tanker ban on the northern B.C. coast can’t change without provincial and First Nations consent. The Globe and Mail is reporting that the federal government, which is in talks with Alberta on the prospect of building a new pipeline,...
by South Asian Star | Nov 19, 2025 | Local
CBC News has obtained new details about the killing of a government worker by a Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer in 2022. The murder-suicide rocked the community of Prince Rupert, B.C., three years ago this week.Siu Shen [Shawn] Yeung, 44, a veteran...
