A one-time human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) program is being offered to women in British Columbia who were born in 1991, 1992 and 1993 to protect them from cervical cancer. “We’ve been offering the school-based HPV vaccination program since 2008, which has helped to protect thousands of British Columbian girls from cervical cancer,” … [Read more...]
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is asking British Columbians who may have purchased Freybe headcheese to discard it or return it to their place of purchase as it may be associated with a salmonella outbreak. Over the past two weeks, 10 cases of a rare strain of salmonella (S. Chester) have been identified among B.C. residents. The only … [Read more...]
Libraries, communities and families throughout B.C. and Canada are celebrating Family Literacy Day today with events that promote the importance of reading as a family, Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid, and Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Minister Moira Stilwell announced. "Research has shown the significant influence … [Read more...]
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