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Why we vaccinate

Why we vaccinate

Amidst shifting political winds, we consider seven once common, now preventable diseases.
New year, new budget: A step-by-step guide on how to refresh your finances

New year, new budget: A step-by-step guide on how to refresh your finances

Tracking spending patterns in your current budget can provide insight into the coming year.
B.C. man wins contract restitution for unsent package but not job loss

B.C. man wins contract restitution for unsent package but not job loss

Delivery company tracking log showed package hadn't been delivered seven days after expected date.
Man with gunshot wounds found inside car that crashed in Metchosin ditch

Man with gunshot wounds found inside car that crashed in Metchosin ditch

The man, who police believe was driving, was taken to hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.
Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements

Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements

Environment Canada's use of Celsius was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it began.
Excessive screen time leads to more anger, outbursts for preschoolers

Excessive screen time leads to more anger, outbursts for preschoolers

The 74 shares insights from a new study that found that children's early tablet use leads to increased anger and screen time.
Old coal mining shafts shut downtown Nanaimo intersection

Old coal mining shafts shut downtown Nanaimo intersection

The intersection at Bastion and Commercial streets will be closed for nearly two months starting Jan. 2 as crews work to fill sub-surface voids.
'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses

'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses

HALIFAX — For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy.
It's a girl! Researchers get a closer look at endangered orcas' newest calf

It's a girl! Researchers get a closer look at endangered orcas' newest calf

Researchers are expressing concern about the calf’s health based on the behaviour of both her and her mother.
Vancouver's Bench Accounting to be acquired by California-based HR tech company

Vancouver's Bench Accounting to be acquired by California-based HR tech company

Bench Accounting announced its sudden closure on Friday, putting hundreds of staff out of work and forcing clients to seek alternatives just days from the end of the year.