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Thinking of installing an AC unit? A heat pump is better, says BC Hydro

Thinking of installing an AC unit? A heat pump is better, says BC Hydro

After 2021's scorching summer heat, BC Hydro recommends moving away from power-sucking AC units.
Indigenous TikTok influencers spread good medicine through social media

Indigenous TikTok influencers spread good medicine through social media

These Indigenous TikTokers are using their platform to educate mainstream Canadians on Indigenous culture
Immigrants are not okay in rural Canada: report

Immigrants are not okay in rural Canada: report

Newcomers were already facing financial, personal, and health struggles in rural Canada before the pandemic. Now, they are worse off, the authors argue, not least of all because of the lack of settlement services available to them in these regions
Dr. Henry making changes to previously announced vaccine requirement for private health-care workers

Dr. Henry making changes to previously announced vaccine requirement for private health-care workers

B.C.'s top doc says specifics are being worked out with each regulatory college.
Half of Canadian office workers want to work remotely, says poll

Half of Canadian office workers want to work remotely, says poll

The poll found 40% of Canadian office workers would abandon their jobs under a back-to-office mandate.
B.C. woman convicted of animal cruelty loses appeal

B.C. woman convicted of animal cruelty loses appeal

Xin Ying Zhou of Surrey, convicted of animal cruelty relating to cats and dogs in her care, had her appeal dismissed in B.C. Supreme Court.
Heartbroken North Vancouver couple seek answers after baby boy dies following birth at Lions Gate

Heartbroken North Vancouver couple seek answers after baby boy dies following birth at Lions Gate

A North Vancouver couple want to know how things could have gone so wrong with their baby son's birth, leading to their terrible loss.
B.C. man not criminally responsible for killing 'best and only friend'

B.C. man not criminally responsible for killing 'best and only friend'

A Vancouver man who was suffering schizophrenic delusions at the time killed his best friend after believing the friend had poisoned his milk.
This one is for my sisters and Two-Spirit siblings

This one is for my sisters and Two-Spirit siblings

Not only are you sacred to me, you are sacred to the land. We are both connected to our lands through our bodies, and because of that we are siblings.
Canadian lawyers, agencies gear up for Ukrainians fleeing war

Canadian lawyers, agencies gear up for Ukrainians fleeing war

Even with agencies onboard to help Ukrainian refugees, worries abound about how the much needed humanitarian effort is going to impact the two million applications trapped in a massive backlog Immigration Canada is struggling to clear.