Michelle Gamage
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Potential rabies exposures are up across North America (opens the original)
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British Columbia has seen a spike in potential human rabies exposures in 2026, with 1,598 potential exposures compared with 931 potential exposures in 2025, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control, or BCCDC. A potential human rabies exposure means there’s a risk that a person has been exposed to rabies, so they receive treatment to prevent the disease from developing. This number may capture people who were exposed to animals who did not carry the disease but were given treatment just to
Sexual Health Educator Concerned About Abbotsford’s Focus on Abstinence | The Tyee (opens the original)
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When the Abbotsford School District extends an invitation to a guest speaker, it asks them to sign a letter acknowledging abstinence as the only way teenagers can be “truly safe” from unwanted sexual outcomes. The letter template, last revised in 2024, says: “In the area of human sexuality instruction, a primary focus will be on sexual abstinence, as this is the only truly safe way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.” Kristen Gilbert, director of education at Options for Sexual
'Rabies risk is real': Potential exposures to viral disease surging across BC (opens the original)
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Access KamloopsBCNow using your Facebook account, or by entering your information below. British Columbia has seen a spike in potential human rabies exposures in 2026, with 1,598 potential exposures compared with 931 potential exposures in 2025, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control, or BCCDC. A potential human rabies exposure means there’s a risk that a person has been exposed to rabies, so they receive treatment to prevent the disease from developing. This number may capture people wh
Potentially toxic mushrooms were sold at BC Interior farmers market (opens the original)
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Access KamloopsBCNow using your Facebook account, or by entering your information below. On Sunday, Naomi Legg sold mushrooms she incorrectly identified as chanterelles at her Dreamcatcher Farm Harrop stand at the Harrop community hall farmers market, about a 30-minute drive north of Nelson. Later that day, the mushrooms were tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, which can cause severe health outcomes if ingested. Interior Health got involved, issuing a public health notice later that da
Potentially Toxic Mushrooms Were Sold at a Farmers Market Near Nelson | The Tyee (opens the original)
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On Sunday Naomi Legg sold mushrooms she incorrectly identified as chanterelles at her Dreamcatcher Farm Harrop stand at the Harrop community hall farmers market, about a 30-minute drive north of Nelson. Later that day the mushrooms were tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, which can cause severe health outcomes if ingested. Interior Health got involved, issuing a public health notice later that day, warning people not to eat the mushrooms. About 10 trays of mushrooms were sold. The BC D
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