Ongoing issues with the construction of UBC Okanagan's downtown Kelowna tower have prompted changes to

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A UBC Okanagan researcher says Canada is falling behind in developing intervention programs to stop young people from beginning to vape. Dr. Laura Struik, an Assistant Professor with UBCO's School of Nursing and a Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholar, researches nicotine dependence, cancer prevention and behaviour change using digital technologies. Dr. Struik is disheartened by the results from the recent Health Canada's Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey , which states that 29 per cent of Canadian students from Grades 7 to 12 have tried an e-cigarette, and 17 per cent have vaped in the past month, revealing that the number of Canadian teens using e-cigarettes are among highest in the world.

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For years, unrecycled plastic bottles have been dumped in landfills. Now, thanks to new research from UBC Okanagan, those bottles may have a second life in that landfill—stabilizing its earth walls. Used plastic bottles and textiles pose an increasing problem for landfills worldwide. Researchers say nearly a hundred million metric tons of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), also known as microplastics, are produced globally each year—with a fraction of that number being recycled—making it one of the largest sources of plastic waste.

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The proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" takes on new significance when a mother of a child is experiencing depression. "Being a mother with depression carries increased risks for a child's physical and psychological health," says Dr. Sarah Dow-Fleisner, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work and Director of the Centre for the Study of Services to Children and Families at UBC Okanagan. "But it's not fated to be, especially if mothers have external supports." Dr. Dow-Fleisner's findings, recently published in the Journal of Family Issues , have important implications for how social workers and clinical practitioners—as well as families and communities—can help.

https://www.miragenews.com/depressed-mothers-can-still-excel-in-parenting-1062107/

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rolfo/Getty Images (KELOWNA, Canada) -- A couple who allegedly harassed and "accosted" a 9-year-old girl and her family at a track meet, claiming the athlete was trans and shouldn't be playing on the girls team, will be banned from the school district's events and property, according to school officials. The incident occurred last week at a track meet for elementary students in Kelowna, British Columbia in Canada, Superintendent of Central Okanagan Public Schools Kevin Kaardal told ABC News. According to local reports of the incident, a man demanded that the girl show certification of her sex – claiming she's not a girl, was trans, and should not be competing.

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Next summer the first doctors-in-training taking part in UBC Faculty of Medicine's new North Okanagan family medicine residency program will get to the region. 

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