With this news the smoldering resentment against the Japanese was
brought to a boiling point in Canada. Racism turned to violence in Vancouver and
increased when 2000 Canadian soldiers who were defending Hong Kong were killed
or captured when the Japanese took the island on 25 December 1941. After these
events, violence and racism ran rampant in British Columbia
Background
The BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) is the sole provider of radiotherapy (RT) in British Columbia and the Yukon and plays a major role in administering systemic therapy. The BCCA Centre for the North treats residents from all over Northern BC, which covers 600 000 km2. In 2013 there were 613 cancer cases requiring radiotherapy in this area.
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