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Health Canada recalls kids ponchos due to fire hazard

The Olaian ponchos, in various styles and colours, do not meet Canada’s flammability requirements for children’s sleepwear.

Mar 31, 2022 7:45 AM Read more >

'She is essential': B.C. death doulas calling for their services to be covered under MSP

A mother says she's survived the loss of her 30-year-old son thanks to her death doula.

Mar 31, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

Lifting of quarantine for foreign workers good news for Island farmers

Local farmers say the quarantine of seasonal workers was a relatively minor worry as they grapple with skyrocketing costs and the effects of climate change.

Mar 31, 2022 4:30 AM Read more >

B.C. ends quarantine program for temporary foreign workers, self-isolation continues

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says it is ending the COVID-19 quarantine program for temporary foreign workers but will keep a different program for another year to support self-isolation to curb the spread of the virus.

Mar 30, 2022 5:29 PM Read more >

Canada’s former top judge stays mum on her future with Hong Kong court

After two fellow judges resign, Beverley McLachlin declines to comment on her plans for her role with the Hong Kong Court of Appeal.

Mar 30, 2022 4:26 PM Read more >

B.C. battalion soldier ID'd in France 105 years after First World War

The remains of Sgt. Richard Musgrave were found during a munitions clearing process north of Lens, France in July 2017.

Mar 30, 2022 3:18 PM Read more >

B.C. strata owner's noise logs presented as evidence in floor noise dispute

The strata wants an owner to change their flooring to carpet due to numerous noise complaints; however, the owner says carpet aggravates his allergies.

Mar 30, 2022 2:30 PM Read more >

'I'm still scared': Prescribed burns trigger fear in Lytton children 9 months after wildfire

Nine months after Lytton set a Canada-wide temperature record — a day later burning in a wildfire — a father from the nearby Lytton First Nation is warning of the lasting impacts on children's mental health.

Mar 30, 2022 1:05 PM Read more >

B.C. teen becomes first Canadian junior female to win a World Cup

Sunshine Coast’s Gracey Hemstreet took first place in the downhill race

Mar 30, 2022 11:29 AM Read more >

Accused in Vancouver NYE machete attack to be sentenced in June

The man accused of multiple assault and robbery charges related to a New Year's Eve machete attack on strangers on Vancouver's Granville Street has pleaded guilty. He now awaits sentencing.

Mar 30, 2022 11:27 AM Read more >