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Lest we forget: Headstone project helps Afghanistan veteran find peace

Lest we forget: Headstone project helps Afghanistan veteran find peace

Through the Last Post Fund, Kyle Scott has erected 1,300 markers for veterans in cemeteries across Canada — including Victoria’s Ross Bay Cemetery
First Nations seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S.

First Nations seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S.

First Nations groups on the Canadian side of the Columbia River Basin are adamant that salmon runs that have long been blocked by dams in the United States must be restored, potentially in a renewed river treaty between the two countries.
Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health

Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health

Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number of animal patients and the round-the-clock stress of the job.
Mom of teen given opioid at hospital for toothache says practices must change

Mom of teen given opioid at hospital for toothache says practices must change

The 17-year-old, who had recently had a root canal, was given eight 1-mg tablets of hydromorphone at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Marion Crook's latest culture-rich mystery tangles with cutting-edge ills

Marion Crook's latest culture-rich mystery tangles with cutting-edge ills

Emma Dakin’s Shadows in Sussex launched on Oct. 21 with a fully-subscribed reading at the Gibsons Public Library. Emma Dakin is the pen name of Marion McKinnon Crook, who last year won the Lieutenant-Governor’s Community History Award for her memoir of nursing in B.C.’s Cariboo-Chilcotin, Always Pack a Candle. 
Thirty years of Sunshine Coast dance remembered

Thirty years of Sunshine Coast dance remembered

A wave of memories danced onto stage at the Raven’s Cry Theatre Oct. 28 in a show that blended live performance with video interviews of Coast talents whose lives changed through dance.
More red tape for new Canadians needing travel visas for India

More red tape for new Canadians needing travel visas for India

India's suspension of its e-visa program has Canadians of Indian descent facing delays in collecting paperwork to travel.
Opinion: How Canadian companies can use tech to identify forced labour in their supply chains

Opinion: How Canadian companies can use tech to identify forced labour in their supply chains

Supply chains can contain thousands of suppliers spanning continents. DNA testing, drones, satellite imaging and other technologies can help identify forced and child labour.
5 ways a will provides crucial financial benefits to you and your loved ones

5 ways a will provides crucial financial benefits to you and your loved ones

TD Bank outlines the five reasons why having a will provides benefits and assurance to you and your loved ones.
Two B.C. investment reps banned and fined over $217,000

Two B.C. investment reps banned and fined over $217,000

Stockbrokers, investment representatives and mutual fund dealers are not allowed to solicit loans from clients or misappropriate money into their personal accounts.