SkyTrain suspect’s father fought son’s release from hospital
The Province
The father of a man who faces five charges, including assault and uttering threats, had recently pleaded for doctors not to release his troubled son, who suffers from mental illness, into the community. The accused was treated at St. Paul’s Hospital, among others.
Seniors fuming over indoor smoking ban
24 Hours Vancouver
Some elderly residents of a Vancouver retirement home say a smoking ban imposed on the facility by Vancouver Coastal Health is more dangerous to them than any cigarette smoke. Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical officer of VCH, responds.