Thai govt starts cannabis clinic based on traditional medicine
Hundreds of patients, mostly the elderly, queued up to receive cannabis treatment when Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul opened
Vancouver massage therapist suspended for submitting false insurance claims
The BC College of Massage Therapists has issued a 10-day suspension notice to Bethany Niedjalski, a Vancouver-based registered Massage Therapist.
At Cheekye ranch in Squamish, volunteering is an act of healing
After experiencing ‘pretty hefty’ emotional trauma that included months of medical complications following a missed miscarriage and the end of
Kate, princess of Wales, being treated for cancer
Princess Catherine of Wales has announced she is being treated for cancer. In a heartfelt video she posted on Twitter,
9-8-8: New suicide crisis helpline available across Canada
9-8-8: Canada’s new three-digit suicide crisis helpline is now available to call or text in English and French, 24 hours
The smartest way to get lean this year
Let me level with you: If you want to look lean, athletic, muscular, and defined, you need to get your
Kundalini Yoga may help prevent Alzheimer’s in older women: UCLA study
A recent study conducted by UCLA Health found that practicing Kundalini yoga provided numerous cognitive and memory benefits to older
Can CBD treat bipolar depression ? First-of-its-kind trial begins at UBC
Researchers at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine have embarked on a first-of-its-kind clinical trial to explore the
Whistler residents call for permanent space for seniors in the community
Residents in Whistler are calling for a dedicated and permanent space for seniors in the community. Recently, several Whistler residents
With yoga, Squamish hospice workers learn to show compassion—to themselves
When local yoga teacher Annie Martinello was five years old, her mom asked her what she wanted to do as
Swiss glaciers lost 6% of volume in record ice melt in 2022
2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow
NASA photos show biggest American reservoir is drying up
Photos by NASA Earth Observatory show how an ongoing drought is shrinking Lake Mead in Nevada, the biggest reservoir in
Monarch butterfly enters Red List of Threatened Species
The migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus), known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 kilometres across the
150 eagles killed in turbine blades; wind energy company to pay millions in fine
A US wind energy company has pleaded guilty to death of eagles which were hit by blades of wind turbines.
Mountain lions to get biggest right of way in Los Angeles
A few weeks ago, carcass of a mountain lion was found on Pacific Coast Highway in the Los Angeles area.
A ‘glacier marriage’ in Austria faces resistance
Several organisations including the Alliance for the Soul of the Alps, the WWF, the Austrian Alpine Association (Österreichischer Alpenverein) and
When album of endangered birdsongs beat Taylor Swift
There are now 216 threatened birds in Australia compared to 195 ten years ago, revealed a report released last month
Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos create animal rights history
Descendants of hippos kept by Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar on his private zoo are ‘people’ whose rights can be
Energy major Total accused of denying climate science
French oil and gas major Total, now rebranded as TotalEnergies, has been aware of harmful global warming impacts since at
Mango-sized monster hailstones hit Australian town
Giant hailstones in excess of 16 centimetres were observed in Yalboroo, north of Mackay in Central Queensland, Australia, on Tuesday.
More than half of youth experience ‘climate anxiety’
A paper published in medical journal Lancet says worsening environment is impacting metal health of young people. Researchers call this
