Amy Judd
Online Journalist and Supervisor at Global News
Online supervisor for @GlobalBC. RTs are not necessarily endorsements
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globalnews.ca | Jason Pires |Amy Judd
Vaping rates in Canada are among the highest in the world and, in B.C. schools, its prevalence has become a serious concern for staff and health officials. Dr. Milan Khara, who specializes in smoking and vaping cessation, agrees that it’s best to lead with empathy and compassion and approach vaping just like any other substance use disorder. However, he said there is one big challenge.
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1 week ago |
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
While border crossings into the United States remain down, BC Ferries is warning its vessels are going to be busy this Easter long weekend, especially with two key vessels out of service. BC Ferries is encouraging customers to plan ahead, particularly those travelling on the busy Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay-Langdale routes, and warned that customers without reservations should expect “very limited” standby availability during peak travel days.
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1 week ago |
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
A Washington state man is expected to be sentenced on Thursday for his role in a fiery crash that killed a B.C. pastor at the Peace Arch border crossing in 2019. Gurbinder Singh, 40, pleaded not guilty in 2024 to dangerous driving causing death in the explosive collision that left Pastor Tom Cheung dead on May 2, 2019. Cheung left behind a wife and two sons.
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1 week ago |
globalnews.ca | Jason Pires |Amy Judd
Vaping among school-age children is on the rise across Canada. Abbotsford Senior Secondary School’s vice-principal, Brent Schroeder, routinely has a desk drawer full of confiscated vapes. “This isn’t a here problem, it’s an everywhere problem, I would say,” Schroeder told Global News. “But it is eye-opening when you are doing the actual work and see how much of a problem it is.”One in five students in B.C. has tried vaping, according to Statistics Canada.
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1 week ago |
globalnews.ca | Amy Judd
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