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One day I was finishing a run along the Bow River when two very attractive women in a Red Bull car pulled up and asked me if I’d like to try some of the energy drink. I’d never had it before, and I’ll shamefully admit that because it was being pushed on me by young models, I relented and said, “Yes.” Blech.

Would you donate to a breast milk bank? It's a question you may one day have to ponder, as some Canadian doctors are pushing for the storage of human breast milk in theoretical milk banks. They say stored milk can be used to save the lives of premature babies, born before their mothers can produce a sufficient amount. Seven percent of the 250,000 babies born each year in Canada are premature, and breast milk offers many important health and development benefits to newborns.

Outsmarting bacteria with drugs is becoming harder than we think.

Sex workers speak about life on the streets

Life is short and harsh for prostitutes in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many enter the trade as teenagers, often to feed their addictions. And many are dead before their fortieth birthdays. For the serial killer Robert Pickton, these women were easy prey. Almost three years after his arrest and highly publicized trial, sex workers say they are as vulnerable as ever