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As parents celebrate lower child-care fees, will provinces keep up with demand?

As parents celebrate lower child-care fees, will provinces keep up with demand?

OTTAWA — Nour Alideeb and her partner are trying to decide what to do with the hundreds of dollars they're now saving on child care for their two-year-old son.
Watch: Rare footage uncovered of the journey down Okanagan Lake on the S.S. Sicamous in 1932

Watch: Rare footage uncovered of the journey down Okanagan Lake on the S.S. Sicamous in 1932

"It's the only ship of its type in all of Canada and it needs to be preserved overall," said an archivist and executive director of the Okanagan Archive Trust Society
Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld wants defamation suit dismissed

Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld wants defamation suit dismissed

Barry Neufeld wants a defamation case against him dismissed under a law targeting lawsuits intended to silence debate on public interest issues.
Funding increase for B.C. Human Rights Tribunal 'momentous,' says chair

Funding increase for B.C. Human Rights Tribunal 'momentous,' says chair

VICTORIA — An increase in provincial government funding will allow the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to not only clear a logjam of cases, but to modernize the process, the chair of the tribunal says.
B.C. MPs sponsor citizens detained by Iranian government

B.C. MPs sponsor citizens detained by Iranian government

The endorsed detainees include doctors, medical students and young people facing brutal punishment in the country
'Cruel and silent mistress': Canadian traveller crafts hilarious tribute to lost luggage and WestJet

'Cruel and silent mistress': Canadian traveller crafts hilarious tribute to lost luggage and WestJet

"Though the Christmas gifts can be replaced, my leopard print PJ bottoms are part of my personality," said the traveller.
Live-in companion is family, tribunal rules in B.C. strata dispute

Live-in companion is family, tribunal rules in B.C. strata dispute

Strata bylaw discriminated against owner on basis of family status, B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal finds
Watch: Bird watchers get creative to help hummingbirds survive B.C.'s cold snap

Watch: Bird watchers get creative to help hummingbirds survive B.C.'s cold snap

Hand warmers, heat lamps and trouble lights among creative ways B.C. residents kept their hummingbird feeders warm through chilly weather.
John Horgan’s last text messages as premier deleted

John Horgan’s last text messages as premier deleted

Texts were “deleted under the transitory records schedule,” but deciding what is genuinely transitory is subjective, said FIPA executive director.
Father sues Vancouver zoo after alleged bear mauling of toddler

Father sues Vancouver zoo after alleged bear mauling of toddler

A toddler stuck her arm through a fence and had it attacked by a bear at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, according to a court claim