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Women and children make up majority of shelters for abuse survivors, report finds

Women and children make up majority of shelters for abuse survivors, report finds

The report also found about 70% of women were turned away from shelters because they were full.
Canada extends helping hand for Ukrainian refugees, even further

Canada extends helping hand for Ukrainian refugees, even further

Parliamentary committee, immigration advocates urge Ottawa to extend the expedited entry measures for Ukrainian nationals fleeing the Russian invasion of their homeland, to refugees from other parts of the world.
'Barely any support': Ukrainian family fleeing war zone says B.C. not feasible

'Barely any support': Ukrainian family fleeing war zone says B.C. not feasible

A Poland apartment for the three of them is $1,000 a month.
B.C. woman donated bone marrow to save stranger's life, urges others to do the same

B.C. woman donated bone marrow to save stranger's life, urges others to do the same

Salny Ehman signed up to be a bone marrow donor at 19, after watching her grandmother's sibling go through leukemia.
B.C. climate scientists, composers score music to warn of planet's deadly potential

B.C. climate scientists, composers score music to warn of planet's deadly potential

From the sounds of melting glaciers to imagining three climate futures, a new sonic exploration of the Earth looks to offer a visceral warning and a call to action on climate change. It premiers at the University of British Columbia this month.
Sri Lankan students in Canada struggle with homeland cash crisis

Sri Lankan students in Canada struggle with homeland cash crisis

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has left its international students in Canada struggling to pay for tuition fees, rent and necessities, forcing some to abandon their studies.
Goose lays eggs at a B.C. hospital labour and delivery unit

Goose lays eggs at a B.C. hospital labour and delivery unit

The hospital staff have set up a video baby monitor to watch the bird family.
Opinion: Why we can’t just 'stop printing money' to get inflation down

Opinion: Why we can’t just 'stop printing money' to get inflation down

While central banks did help mitigate a COVID-induced recession, they don’t have the power to solve our inflation problem.
'A big crisis': How B.C.'s family doctor shortage is spreading

'A big crisis': How B.C.'s family doctor shortage is spreading

Once a model for community health, a small island in British Columbia grapples with losing its only doctor — and risks joining 900,000 British Columbians without a family physician.
Quash B.C. voter privacy probe, federal NDP asks court

Quash B.C. voter privacy probe, federal NDP asks court

Canada's federal NDP says provincial laws protecting B.C. voters' private information don't apply to the party and wants B.C. Supreme Court to quash a privacy commissioner's ruling saying they do apply.