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Photos: Camp Ignite aims to inspire future firefighters and dare girls to dream

Photos: Camp Ignite aims to inspire future firefighters and dare girls to dream

Teenage girls from across B.C. learn firefighting skills and teamwork at three-day camp in New West, Vancouver and Abbotsford
New B.C. resident loses fight over moving truck weight

New B.C. resident loses fight over moving truck weight

A new Vancouver resident who believed there was a weight discrepancy on her moving bill used a bathroom scale to weigh her belongings.
An Afghan woman’s struggle to come to Canada

An Afghan woman’s struggle to come to Canada

One year after the Taliban took over Kabul, Afghan woman tells her story of how she got out of Afghanistan and what was left behind
Opinion: Treating monkeypox like an STI may help control the outbreak, but stigma is a danger

Opinion: Treating monkeypox like an STI may help control the outbreak, but stigma is a danger

Monkeypox is not considered an STI but is spreading among sexual partners. Adding sexual health strategies to the public health response is helpful, but there is a danger of stigmatizing MPXV.
Delta grandmother's farm machinery death leaves son with questions

Delta grandmother's farm machinery death leaves son with questions

Joan Sherry, 77, died Oct. 1, 2021 when her car struck a combine harvester on Highway 17A.
Vancouver moms hang purple sashes to remember children lost to overdose

Vancouver moms hang purple sashes to remember children lost to overdose

Deb Bailey lost her daughter Ola just a few days before Christmas in 2015. "We look like we're fine but we're missing a chunk," she says.
'Small number' of wolves remain at large after escaping Vancouver zoo enclosure

'Small number' of wolves remain at large after escaping Vancouver zoo enclosure

"Malicious intent" has been blamed for the release.
Nearly a dozen heat warnings issued for parts of B.C.

Nearly a dozen heat warnings issued for parts of B.C.

A heat spell is on its way.
Whistler Writers Festival launching oral storytelling workshop and contest

Whistler Writers Festival launching oral storytelling workshop and contest

Would-be storytellers can take workshop with Lil’wat’s Tanina Williams and submit to be one of eight presenters at festival event in October
B.C. restaurants and retail liquor shops may run low on booze

B.C. restaurants and retail liquor shops may run low on booze

Supply of import beer and wine as well as all spirits is in jeopardy for retail shops and restaurants as a workers' strike blocks government distribution warehouses.