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Two sides of the same coin: Ex-foster kids identify with residential school survivors
VANCOUVER – As stories of the horrors of residential schools circulate after the Tk'emlups te…
No winning ticket for Friday’s $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – The massive $70 million dollar Lotto Max jackpot remained unclaimed after Friday night's…
Surgery is more dangerous for Indigenous people and it needn’t be
Indigenous patients in Canada are 30 per cent more likely to die after surgery than…
BC’s opioid substitution system isn’t a system at all, say frontliners
Laura Shaver’s phone rings at all hours. It rings when she and her partner are…
Embrace culture in times of loss and grief, says Syilx mental health worker
CONTENT ADVISORY Kim Montgomery and Charlotte Whitehead of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) are embracing…
TRENDING NOW: Heart-wrenching AGT performance from singer fighting cancer
The usually staid and proper Simon Cowell from America's Got Talent became very emotional as…
Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth
NEW YORK (AP) — Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are…
Can luxury brands drive B.C. old-growth logging out of business?
While a pitched battle is underway to save old-growth trees on the West Coast, a…
TRENDING NOW: Watch today’s incredible solar eclipse
Western Canada didn't have a view of the solar eclipse today, June 10, but that…
Pandemic shows risk of obesity, and challenge of weight loss
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Bergin was already obese and pre-diabetic before the pandemic, and…
Gucci digitally outfits Gen-Z in metaverse foray with Roblox
MILAN (AP) — Anyone whose virtual alter ego is wandering around the Roblox online game…
Woman says her mother put her up for adoption to avoid Kamloops residential school
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. – Tina Taphouse has spent a lot of time lately reflecting…
TRENDING NOW: Ryan Reynolds introduces The Vasectomy cocktail for Father’s Day
OK, we get it. This is an ad for Ryan Reynolds' brand of gin. But…
Everything in New York is bigger, even its Van Gogh exhibit
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating artist Vincent van Gogh has leaned…
Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened…
‘A lot for children:’ Muslim group says action needed instead of thoughts, prayers
Rania Lawendy says classmates of a Muslim teen who was deliberately struck and killed in…
Most Canadians say church to blame for residential-school tragedies: poll
OTTAWA – A new survey suggests two-thirds of Canadians believe the churches that ran residential…
TRENDING NOW: Epic Danish traffic safety campaign
The Danish Road Safety Council's campaign to encourage cyclists to wear a helmet is epic.…
Polio: When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting
CINCINNATI (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of the vaccines that will prevent…
Postpartum mental health visits increased by 30 per cent during pandemic: study
TORONTO – Heather Eldebs remembers sitting down with her young family to eat takeout from…
Billionaire Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket’s 1st crew flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast…
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s…
Fisher-Price recalls baby soothers after 4 infant deaths
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Fisher-Price says it is recalling a model of its baby…
Indigenous leaders frustrated after Pope passes on apology for residential schools
Indigenous leaders are expressing disappointment and frustration over comments by Pope Francis they say fell…