How tragedy has mobilized citizens and scientists to mitigate wildfire smoke effects

  • News,  

Dangerous wildfire smoke concentrations in Canada have nearly tripled since the turn of the century. In British Columbia, summer has…

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A Far Away Fundraiser: German Firefighter to join for Climb the Wall’s 25th Anniversary

  • Climb the Wall,  
  • News,  

BC Lung Foundation’s Climb the Wall fundraising event has become an annual reunion of firefighters from around British Columbia. With…

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The cancer-causing gas hiding in millions of homes

  • Radon,  

Radon gas is invisible, toxic and millions of Canadians have no idea it’s hiding in their homes. For The National,…

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B.C. school installs vape detectors in bathrooms to curb students’ use

  • Tobacco,  
  • Vaping,  

An Okanagan school district says it’s seeing success in addressing what has become an unhealthy and disruptive habit — students...

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Massive tobacco settlement at risk of being misused

  • News,  
  • Smoking,  
  • Tobacco,  

On Thursday, Canadian creditors will vote on the landmark Big Tobacco settlement of $32.5 billion proposed by the Ontario Superior Court of...

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