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Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google's April Fools' Day joke

Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google's April Fools' Day joke

"That was part of the charm, making a product that people won't believe is real."
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you

Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you

The price change on April 1 affects the consumer levy, which applies in every province and territory except British Columbia, Quebec and Northwest Territories.
Despite change in bail policy, B.C. prosecutors still have hard time getting detention orders

Despite change in bail policy, B.C. prosecutors still have hard time getting detention orders

The data released by the prosecution service covers 4,800 bail hearings between November of 2022 and December of 2023.
Grade 11 Sunshine Coast student planning 4,200km solo trek

Grade 11 Sunshine Coast student planning 4,200km solo trek

‘It’s nice to be out there, to follow my own rules, do my own thing,’ says Joffre Storey
How we travelled before GPS — and how the technology affects our brains

How we travelled before GPS — and how the technology affects our brains

Visible explored how GPS has changed our brains, according to scientific research, and how people previously navigated before the technology.
Slow-burn drama takes a swing at sexism: Lizzie Borden story retold in 'Blood Relations'

Slow-burn drama takes a swing at sexism: Lizzie Borden story retold in 'Blood Relations'

Blood Relations, by Canadian dramatist Sharon Pollock, won the Governor General’s literary award in 1981. The play presents a fictionalized version of Lizzie Borden, who in 1892 was tried and acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. 
Opinion: How hope shapes patients' awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis

Opinion: How hope shapes patients' awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis

Patients with incurable cancer want to be informed about their disease and its treatment, but must also maintain hope. This inner conflict can affect how they process information about their prognosis.
How international students in a janitors' union won their fight

How international students in a janitors' union won their fight

‘Most of the students here, they don’t get work easily, so it’s hard to fight for our rights and to raise our voice at work.’
Photos: One last party for the old Legion 140 as it heads for a new home

Photos: One last party for the old Legion 140 as it heads for a new home

The Legion will reopen in April at its new home at 5546 Inlet Road (across from the post office). Volunteers and staff have been working countless hours in both locations in preparation for the move.
Sharing the fine art of cleaning herring

Sharing the fine art of cleaning herring

A food summit recently brought together First Nations from Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast.