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Many doctors say drugs have turned HIV, which was once a fatal disease, into a chronic illness.

Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012 10:30 AM PT

Supreme Court hears arguments on HIV disclosure

The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments Wednesday about the obligations of those infected with HIV to inform their sexual partners. More    

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Crews battle a house fire believed to be sparked by a laundry machine in East Vancouver. Feb. 8, 2012. (CTV)

Clothes dryer sparks fire, destroys East Van home

Firefighters are reminding the public to properly maintain their laundry machines after a dryer caught fire overnight and destroyed an East Vancouver home. More

ICBC estimates that drivers aged 30 to 50 were involved in 18,000 crashes in 2009.

ICBC hikes basic insurance rates 11.2-per-cent

B.C. drivers are being forced to pay higher premiums for their ICBC basic car insurance even though a rate hike has yet to be formally approved by the province's utility commission. More   7  

Thousands of Canucks fans crowd the streets of downtown Vancouver during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Friday, June 10, 2011. (CP/Geoff Howe)

Population in the West surpasses that in the East: census

The population in Western Canada has finally surpassed that on the other side of Ontario -- a trend that has been decades in the making, but was compounded by the recent recession. More   2  

Overcrowding at Royal Columbian Hospital has forced doctors to treat ER patients in hallways

Doctors take a stand at overcrowded Royal Columbian

Doctors at the chronically overcrowded Royal Columbian Hospital have announced that starting next week, they will no longer be treating non-emergency patients in the emergency department. More   18     1

George Cope, President and CEO of Bell and BCE and Olympian Clara Hughes, at the launch of Bell's unprecedented, multi-year charitable program to support mental health across Canada in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (Bell Canada / The Canadian Press )

Landsberg, Hughes say toughest adversary is depression

Clara Hughes and Michael Landsberg have faced tough challenges in their lives -- Hughes as an Olympian and Landsberg as a no-holds-barred TV sports show host. But both Hughes and Landsberg agree the toughest adversary they've ever faced, is depression. More   6     13

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Madonna put on an extravagant halftime show last night at the Super Bowl, delivering a mix of old and new hits with special guests including LMFAO, Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. Feb. 6, 2012.

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ICBC estimates that drivers aged 30 to 50 were involved in 18,000 crashes in 2009.

ICBC hikes basic insurance rates 11.2-per-cent

B.C. drivers are being forced to pay higher premiums for their ICBC basic car insurance even though a rate hike has yet to be formally approved by the province's utility commission.

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Bell Let's Talk Day is a national event to get people talking about mental health and fight the pervasive stigma around mental illness.

Bell Let's Talk Day

A national event to get people talking about mental health and fight the pervasive stigma around mental illness.

American late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has another video going viral after he asked people to turn off the Super Bowl broadcast and record peoples reaction. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (YouTube)

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A brochure handed out to students after a presentation by Surrey's Pregnancy Options Centre offers information on sex and relationships. Jan. 19, 2012. (CTV)

Schools suspend counselling centre's sex ed classes

Several public schools in Surrey are suspending sexual education classes offered by a counselling centre affiliated with a religious organization that opposes abortion after a CTV News investigation.

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Person of interest sought in Alberta RCMP shooting

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Margaret Trudeau, figure skater Elizabeth Manley and singer Amy Sky may be Canadian household names leading seemingly perfect lives. But Canadians may not know that each woman has survived mental illness. Today, they're on a mission to convince ordinary Canadians living with mental illness that they can do the same.