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In the Media

Where’s the Rain? As summer in Vancouver creeps into October, climate anxiety is rising – The Tyee Hospital capacity, indoor temperatures under scrutiny in latest B.C. heat wave – CTV News B.C.’s heat wave likely contributed to 719 sudden deaths this week – CBC Newsworld 486 sudden deaths reported in BC over 5 days – CTV National News Heat wave health hazard: Experts explain why high B.C. temperatures are so dangerous – The Canadian Press Health effects of extended extreme heat: The climate change connection to the heatwave – CBC Radio Online index maps out impact of climate change on health across Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley – Georgia Straight Vancouver health authority has learned how to limit long-term care home outbreaks: doctor – CTV Special report: Protecting seniors’ homes from the pandemic’s next wave – Business in Vancouver Climate change brings big health threats. Fighting them starts in communities – The Tyee Why Canada could be spared from an all-out vape panic – Vice ‘Smoking 2.0’: Medical experts say not all vaping manufacturers have high quality control – Global Bed bugs can lead to mental health problems, health officials say – CBC Vancouver’s long-term care homes pinpoint COVID-19 cases by testing seniors for broad range of symptoms – National Post