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Opinion: Fewer swimming lessons and lifeguard shortages make swimming even riskier this summer

Opinion: Fewer swimming lessons and lifeguard shortages make swimming even riskier this summer

Gaps in swimming lessons, lifeguard shortages and climate change may make water-based activities even riskier this summer.
Lower Mainland Green Team offers chance to get outdoors and help the environment

Lower Mainland Green Team offers chance to get outdoors and help the environment

Two opportunities await community members interested in making positive environmental impact.
Canadians face three times more health-care debt than Australians, survey shows

Canadians face three times more health-care debt than Australians, survey shows

Canadians face an average of more than $US6,000 in medical debt, largely driven by dental bills and prescription medication, a new poll has found.
Keith Baldrey: Province may revisit drug policy, premier hints

Keith Baldrey: Province may revisit drug policy, premier hints

Drawing fire from Opposition, drug decriminalization could be a key separation point between the BC NDP and BC United election platforms.
National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files?
Opinion: Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis

Opinion: Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis

Canadian financial institutions — banks, pension funds and private equity firms — fund the fossil fuel industry and are therefore helping fuel the climate crisis. Why won’t Ottawa hold them to account?
Photos: Britannia Beach development gains momentum as residents move in

Photos: Britannia Beach development gains momentum as residents move in

After years of clean-up efforts, planning, and proposals, residents are moving into the long-awaited Britannia Beach development by Adera Development Corporation and Macdonald Communities.
Canadian airline must pay B.C. passenger $2,400 for boarding denial

Canadian airline must pay B.C. passenger $2,400 for boarding denial

"Flair did overbook flight F8223 and . . . Mr. Younus was denied boarding as a result."
'A new adult-exclusive event': Vancouver Aquarium launches 'Fish and Sips' nights

'A new adult-exclusive event': Vancouver Aquarium launches 'Fish and Sips' nights

The events add beer and wine and removes kids from the aquarium experience
Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Catch a falling star if you can, and by all means put it in your pocket, but don't try to cross international borders with it lest you run afoul of a little-known Canadian law.