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VIDEO: Lower Mainland hospitals get helping hand from colonoscopy AI

AI is making for healthier bums at a dozen Lower Mainland hospitals. Introduced in 2023 at Langley Memorial Hospital to strengthen colon cancer screening, the GI Genius system now benefits people undergoing colonoscopies across the Fraser Health region. To improve detection of precancerous lesions and support earlier intervention in colon health, Fraser Health has implemented […]

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Okanagan-based petition supports interprovincial wine trade bill

A national petition supporting legislation to remove interprovincial barriers to wine sales is now open for signatures. The petition is in support of Bill C-262, introduced by Dan Albas, Member of Parliament for Okanagan Lake West–South Kelowna. The bill would amend the Canada Post Corporation Act to allow Canadians to receive Canadian wine, craft beer

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About time: B.C. could have one time zone after 100-plus years of patchwork system

There is a good chance that soon, after more than a century of zig-zags, opt-outs, local referendums and general confusion about what time it is, all of B.C.’s clocks might finally line up. Premier David Eby ended twice-yearly clock changes as of March 8 for the parts of B.C. that use Pacific time, which make

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CBSA removes 2 people as it expands efforts to disrupt extortion networks

The Canada Border Services Agency says two recent cases illustrate its ongoing efforts to identify and remove individuals linked to extortion and organized criminal schemes in Canada. With ongoing extortion-related crimes still happening in Surrey as well as other B.C. communities, the federal agency noted it has recently removed two individuals — Arshdeep Singh and

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