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Mobile app helps people living with spinal injuries get active

Mobile app helps people living with spinal injuries get active

“But a person who has had an incomplete spinal cord injury, who might be able to walk some of the time or with a device, can be ambulatory with an SCI. And this group is often marginalized," says a UBCO researcher.
Nanaimo veteran honoured in Dutch liberation commemoration

Nanaimo veteran honoured in Dutch liberation commemoration

Nick Janicki was part of the Canadian Scottish Regiment that fought to liberate Deventer in April 1945.
Video: Richmond company introduces healthcare robots to Canada

Video: Richmond company introduces healthcare robots to Canada

Their security and delivery robots are also ready to hit the market and transform the industries
Dino makers: Victoria company brings dinosaurs bones to life

Dino makers: Victoria company brings dinosaurs bones to life

Dino Lab is one of only a handful of companies in North America that do the painstakingly work of separating dinosaur bones from rock, creating the missing pieces using 3-D printers and delivering full-size, mounted skeletons
New Canada Soccer president promises transparency before skeptical Commons committee

New Canada Soccer president promises transparency before skeptical Commons committee

Athlete and Olympian Charmaine Crooks who took over from former CSA president Nick Bontis when he resigned in February
Family rescued from Puntledge River after trying to float during high flows

Family rescued from Puntledge River after trying to float during high flows

B.C. Hydro is advising people not to float on the river right now because it’s releasing water.
Victoria dinosaur museum is a hands-on experience

Victoria dinosaur museum is a hands-on experience

A private museum at Dino Lab, which is in the process of moving to James Bay, offers a glimpse at the work the company does turning bones into full dinosaur skeletons
Shortage of maternity doctors leaves pregnant women scrambling

Shortage of maternity doctors leaves pregnant women scrambling

The number of maternity GPs has shrunk to about 25 from 48 over the last two years in south Vancouver Island, with another two scheduled to leave in September
Man and woman facing murder charges in March homicide in Maple Ridge, B.C.

Man and woman facing murder charges in March homicide in Maple Ridge, B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A man and a woman from Maple Ridge, B.C., are both facing murder charges related to the death of a local man in early March.
Housing advocate launches class-action lawsuit against BC Housing

Housing advocate launches class-action lawsuit against BC Housing

As many as seven social housing complexes have fallen into disrepair due to neglect, according to a civil claim by a housing advocate who wants to see a broader audit of BC Housing.