VANCOUVER A swab up the nose and gargling salt water are two of the ways people are now tested for COVID-19 in B.C., but researchers have been working on a fast and non-invasive option that would involve giving a breath sample. Interventional respirologist Dr. Renelle Myers – who works at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Cancer and is also a clinician scientist at the BC Cancer Research Institute – told CTV News Vancouver her team had been preparing to study using breath samples for the early detection of lung cancer. When the pandemic hit, we knew the potential of breath, and thought let s change gears and see if we can diagnose COVID-19 through breath analysis, because it would provide a very rapid, non-invasive way to do it, she said, and added their work in relation to lung cancer will continue.
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Mercer International Inc. Announces Appointments to Board of Directors
Mercer International Inc.February 17, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC) today announced that Alice Laberge and Janine North, ICD.D, have been appointed to its board of directors effective February 17, 2021.
Ms. Laberge most recently retired from the board of the Royal Bank of Canada in January 2021, on which she served for over 15 years. She is a member of the boards of directors of Nutrien Ltd. and Russel Metals Inc. Ms. Laberge is also a director of the BC Cancer Foundation and the Canadian Public Accountability Board. She was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fincentric Corporation until 2005 and was previously Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President of Finance for MacMillan Bloedel Limited. Ms. Laberge holds an MBA from the University of
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Now in its 37
th year, the annual Vancouver Sun Run will return in a unique way. Due to the ongoing effects of the novel Coronavirus, the 10k Vancouver Sun Run and 2.5k Shaw Mini Sun Run will take place virtually from Sunday, April 18
th through to Friday, April 30
th.
Walk with PBC Sun Run (CNW Group/Pacific Blue Cross)
Although COVID-19 has impacted many activities in our daily lives, BC health officials are encouraging people to get outside and be active. Pacific Blue Cross, a longstanding sponsor of the Vancouver Sun Run volunteer program, is evolving its support to the recently refreshed walking category. Participants from all over British Columbia and throughout Canada will be encouraged to complete their own versions of the iconic race within their respective communities.
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Like everything else this year, the 2021 Vancouver Sun Run is going virtual. But that’s no reason to not participate in the 10k event.
Whether your goals are exercise, community, or fun, the Sun Run is still a great opportunity to get out and accomplish something. Here, Race Director Tim Hopkins shares his Top-10 reasons to register for this year’s Vancouver Sun Run Virtual Race. (For a complete list of registration fees, visit vancouversunrun.com.)
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