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B.C. privacy watchdog raises series of red flags VICTORIA — British Columbia’s privacy watchdog is demanding the province change four pieces of... 16 May
Suits Dinner Club - Chinatown Tour The next Suits Dinner is Monday, May 28th.  Join tour leader Bob Sung for a tour of Chinatown... 16 May
Deadline to Apply for Loon Lake Retreat - May 18th The deadline to apply for a spot at the June 14th-18th Loon Lake Healing Retreat is this Friday,... 16 May
Candle Light Vigil There will be a candle light vigil Sunday May 20th in honour of those lost to HIV/AIDS. When:... 16 May
Ou+Doorsmen Summer Seawall Rollerblading or Biking All Summer starting May 18th Ou+doorsmen is hosting Stanley Park Seawall rollerblading and biking... 16 May
Ottawa has second chance to save millions of lives Canadians want to take concrete action on behalf of those in developing countries who are... 16 May
Dr: Hope for HIV positive-negative couples to conceive ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua & Barbuda’s HIV/AIDS co-ordinator, Dr Amina Fernandez, believes... 16 May
Regina General Hospital offers HIV, hepatitis tests to ICU patients- Pilot project in place for next six months A test program at Regina's General Hospital to identify cases of HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and C is... 16 May
Elimination of TaxiSaver programme TransLink has decided to eliminate the TaxiSaver program, which allows seniors and people with... 15 May
Everyone loses in flood of bills The B.C. Liberal government is undermining democracy and the public interest by forcing a flood of... 15 May
Sleep Workshop Join us for a workshop discussing common reasons why you may be feeling fatigued and exploring... 15 May
Community Forum: HIV & the Brain Join Positive Living BC for a free Community Forum about the relationship between HIV and the brain... 15 May
Positive Women's University Positive Living BC presents a unique retreat-style "university"  where instructors are also... 15 May
News Blood Sample Bill a Bad Idea: BC Health Officer Provincial Health Officer Perry Kendall has sent a letter to all British Columbia MLAs advising... 15 May
Times Photo Fraser Health urges Abbotsford to get rid of harm-reduction bylaw Fraser Health is urging the City of Abbotsford to repeal its anti-harm reduction bylaw to help... 15 May
Flash Heating an Effective Method for Neutralizing HIV Virus in Breast Milk Breast milk is almost always the best source of nutrition for infants under twelve months of age.... 15 May
HIV bill is wrong There is no medical basis for B.C. Labour and Citizens' Services Minister Margaret MacDiarmid's... 15 May
MDs React to Refugee Health Cuts 12/05/2012 – Doctors across Canada are worried about negative fallout from budget cuts to refugees... 15 May
Fred Unleeshed YEW-hoo!: For the second year in a row, Yew restaurant and bar at the Four Seasons Hotel under the... 15 May
Ministers concerned HIV programmes aren't affecting behaviour Ministers in Tanzania have raised concerns that programmes to boost awareness of HIV/Aids -... 15 May
Invasive and ineffective: BC's first-responder bill denounced Health and privacy rights advocates are lambasting a controversial bill that would force blood... 15 May
Panic rises in Greece as 25 prostitutes test positive for HIV The scandal of prostitutes testing positive for HIV continues to create panic in Greece, as the... 15 May
President Obama's Support of Same-Sex Marriage Marks an Important Step in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today... 15 May
Photo by Keven Drews of Canadian Press Supportive housing offers sex workers safety: study Female sex workers living in and operating from supportive-housing units have less adversarial... 15 May
Photo by Stuart Davis of the Province B.C. foster mom has Hepatitis C lawsuit dismissed The B.C. Court of Appeal has thrown out the case of a former foster parent suing the government... 15 May