Mass hysteria "mystery illness"

(with Marcella Bernardo, CKNW)   Dr. Samra interviewed on CKNW about mass hysteria.   Where’s Dr. House when you need him?  Last fall, after a group of teens at New York’s LeRoy Junior-Senior High School began simultaneously exhibiting Tourette syndrome –...

Ladner mom makes a clean sweep

(by Philip Raphael, South Delta Leader)   The recent Boxing Day sales were a big test for Ladner’s Diane Pearson. Could the 41-year-old single mom resist the urge to capitalize on that sure-fire, hot deal being offered in just about every store she saw in...

Unattended candle started fatal house fire

(by Amy Reid, Vancouver Sun)   The Surrey fire department has confirmed an unattended candle was the cause of a house fire that took the life of a Fraser Heights woman Sunday.   Firefighters rescued the 59-year-old woman, whose name has not been released,...

Make it a less taxing time of year

(by Alison Griffiths, Metro News)   Having been the host of Maxed Out, a lifestyle television show, I know that good things often come out of the episodes and sometimes those good things can be a surprise.   The first episode of Million Dollar Neighbourhood,...