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Blind North Shore man to swim Strait of Georgia for Canadian Guide Dogs

Blind North Shore man to swim Strait of Georgia for Canadian Guide Dogs

It's a 30-kilometre swim but Scott Rees is hoping to make it in 10 hours.
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Public employees' remote work agreement just the beginning: labour expert

Public employees' remote work agreement just the beginning: labour expert

The agreement on remote and flexible work between public sector workers and the federal government could set the stage for future union negotiations, according to labour experts.
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Ontario man convicted of killing mother dies in B.C. prison

Ontario man convicted of killing mother dies in B.C. prison

Damian Hawley's mother survived for 10 days after being attacked with a hammer.
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Fraud – and secrecy about it – common across some B.C. government organizations

Fraud – and secrecy about it – common across some B.C. government organizations

B.C.'s auditor general polled 23 public organizations about fraud last year; many are not required by law to disclose how they responded
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Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S.
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Prohibited driver hit four-year-old girl on bike in Langford, B.C., RCMP say

Prohibited driver hit four-year-old girl on bike in Langford, B.C., RCMP say

LANGFORD, B.C. — A Vancouver Island driver accused of hitting a four-year-old girl on her bike is in even more trouble after police checked his record. Westshore RCMP say the girl was riding along a street in Langford, B.C.
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Squamish Elder Sam George releases memoir on surviving St. Paul's residential school

Squamish Elder Sam George releases memoir on surviving St. Paul's residential school

In 'The Fire Still Burns,' Sam George recounts his residential school experience and how it led to a life of addiction, violence and imprisonment
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UBC expands occupational therapy program in northern B.C.

UBC expands occupational therapy program in northern B.C.

‘People will be able to access care closer to home’
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Opinion: Goodbye to Gordon Lightfoot, my childhood soundtrack

Opinion: Goodbye to Gordon Lightfoot, my childhood soundtrack

The first line of Sundown – “I can see her lyin’ back in her satin dress, in a room where you do what you don’t confess” – was completely lost to me until I was much older
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AI: Keeping the ‘human’ in HR is key to the profession

AI: Keeping the ‘human’ in HR is key to the profession

Experts say artificial intelligence is unlikely to replace human-to-human interaction
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