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Province-wide campaign examines impact of social media on body image

Province-wide campaign examines impact of social media on body image

Social media may bring you information, conversation, and infatuation, but does it bring you joy? That’s partly what Jessie’s Legacy, a North Vancouver-based program that’s part of Family Services of the North Shore, has been exploring during the ann
No day parole for Niven murderer

No day parole for Niven murderer

The son of a Baptist minister who killed a man in Coquitlam nearly 25 years ago was denied day parole.
SuperDogs star search wants videos of your pooch being super

SuperDogs star search wants videos of your pooch being super

A contest is being held this month looking for the next SuperDog. Will it be your adorable pooch? The Pet Lover Show runs Feb. 23-24 at the Tradex in Abbotsford and is staging a star search for President’s Choice SuperDogs.
BCA trustees each spent $20,000 more than Green on Burnaby school board race

BCA trustees each spent $20,000 more than Green on Burnaby school board race

Mo money was apparently not the key to breaking a decade-long Burnaby Citizens Association monopoly on the Burnaby school board, according to disclosure statements for last October’s local elections.
REMINDER: Burnaby South candidates face off tonight in debate about Facebook

REMINDER: Burnaby South candidates face off tonight in debate about Facebook

Media lobbyist hosting forum for byelection candidates
Case of sick newborn's father fired by Burnaby boss ordered back to tribunal

Case of sick newborn's father fired by Burnaby boss ordered back to tribunal

A parent of a newborn may be fired by his Burnaby employer for refusing to take an out-of-province work assignment, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled, overturning decisions of B.C. Supreme Court and the Human Rights Tribunal.
Vancouver Art Gallery workers walk off the job

Vancouver Art Gallery workers walk off the job

Union representing workers says it is still at odds with management after more than eight months of bargaining
Talking Trees tour of Stanley Park based on Indigenous teachings

Talking Trees tour of Stanley Park based on Indigenous teachings

The walking tour identifies the trees, plants and berry bushes in Stanley Park used for centuries by Coast Salish people for food, art, medicine and more
Cooking Chinese New Year crispy shell prawns with Colin Foo

Cooking Chinese New Year crispy shell prawns with Colin Foo

Foo says they’re an excellent dish for entertaining
FOI, whistleblower protection should apply to legislature staff, watchdogs say

FOI, whistleblower protection should apply to legislature staff, watchdogs say

The B.C. legislature will soon be subject to freedom of information scrutiny, the NDP house leader said Tuesday in response to a letter from three watchdogs recommending urgent reforms to increase transparency in the wake of a spending scandal.