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COVID Valentine: new singles cope with social pressures to find love in pandemic
Kaitlyn Anello was flooded with emotions this week when a Facebook notification brought up photos…
‘This can really save someone’s life’: Some B.C. nurses soon able to prescribe opioid substitute
Working in small northern and interior First Nations communities scattered across hills and winding valleys,…
COVID-surviving nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer
PARIS – Question: How does one cram enough candles onto a birthday cake for one…
South Okanagan man and his dog killed in chain-reaction crash on Coquihalla Highway
HOPE, B.C. – Police say a crash that killed one person and injured dozens more…
TRENDING NOW: Bad Lip Reading, the NFL edition
The gang at Bad Lip Reading is out with a video assembled from clips from…
Gina Carano fired from ‘Mandalorian’ after social media post
LOS ANGELES – Lucasfilm says Gina Carano is no longer a part of “The Mandalorian”…
Traffic moving again on Coquihalla near Hope after fatal multi-vehicle crash
HOPE, B.C. – The Coquihalla Highway north of Hope has reopened following a deadly crash…
In an anxious winter, the garden still offers consolation
Deep into this pandemic winter, it can be hard to remember what a refuge gardens…
Valentine’s Day roses in short supply due to COVID-19: floral industry
TORONTO – Ontario residents looking to buy Valentine's Day flowers for their sweethearts may have…
CDC study finds two masks are better than one vs. COVID-19
NEW YORK – U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in…
Springsteen charged with drunken driving; Jeep ad on pause
HIGHLANDS, N.J. – Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge in New Jersey, prompting…
Experts say race for COVID drugs dogged by false promises, lack of co-ordination
TORONTO – More than a year after COVID-19 emerged, few therapies exist and many that…
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt dies at 78
LOS ANGELES – Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment…
TRENDING NOW: Zoom filter mishap turns lawyer into cat for court appearance
"I'm here live. I'm not a cat." Words you never expected to hear during a…
Tragically Hip sues Mill Street Brewery over promotion of 100th Meridian beer
TORONTO – The Tragically Hip are suing a Toronto brewery for alleged trademark infringement in…
iN PHOTOS: Fear and love surround Pablo Escobar’s hippos thriving in Colombia
PUERTO TRIUNFO, Colombia – Tucked between mountain ranges, the sprawling palace of Pablo Escobar was…
Why this B.C. company wants your used chopsticks
Last February, Felix Böck picked up a shipping container sent express from Disneyland and stuffed…
iN PHOTOS: New pups hit the dog park; owners are nervous wrecks
Like a lot of new dog owners, Adriana Magarin recently got a puppy to help…
Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole
A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that…
B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court…
TRENDING NOW: ‘Trailer Park Boys’ sea shanty will make your day
For some inexplicable reason, sea shanties have been all the rage during the pandemic recently.…
Air Canada laying off at least 1,500 people; suspending 17 foreign routes
MONTREAL – Air Canada will temporarily lay off 1,500 unionized employees and an unspecified number…
Canadian architects share their design solutions to working and learning at home
With offices closed during the pandemic and many kids kept out of the classroom, families…
Federal Court orders B.C. prison to return PlayStation game card to inmate
VANCOUVER – An inmate serving time for first-degree murder has won a Federal Court battle…