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Two Catalina seniors are breathing a sigh of relief after reaching a settlement with the provincial government over the land where they lived for nearly 40 years. Randy and Pauline Diamond paid more than $10,000 for the land where they lived for 40 years. Two Catalina seniors are breathing a …

B.C. has recorded its largest period of interprovincial migration losses in 20 years, with more than 12,800 people moving elsewhere in Canada since July 2022, according to Statistics Canada. It’s the first time in a decade B.C. has seen 15 months in a row of more people moving out-of-province than …

Loneliness is a global health concern that affects a quarter of the world’s population, knows no age or boundaries and can change our physiology.  Knowing a patient’s social connections called as important as knowing their vital signs. At one point, Elaine Dawe’s sense of loneliness enveloped her life. “I was …

Go Public has learned that new Kia cars — orders customers have waited months and months to drive — have arrived in the country but are not being released to dealerships to sell. It’s part of a controversial strategy devised by Kia Canada to game 2023 sales numbers.  Kia Canada …

A court battle over a plan to dismantle a number of Edmonton homeless encampments this week ended with lawyers reaching an agreement that will allow tent removals to go ahead — but at a slower pace. About 3,000 people experiencing homelessness in city as of early November. A court battle …

Food banks in Saskatchewan are spending millions of dollars every year buying food, but researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have come up with a new product that can reduce those costs. Working with Saskatoon’s Food Centre, the researchers have produced an “affordable” and nutritious option — a dry soup …

Kelly Yahnke says he gave his dog Brutus the best send off he could by getting as many people to pet him as possible until Saturday morning when the five-year-old dog’s health declined and he had to be put down. “He’d spin in circles, and that’s [how] you know if …

From rent to fuel and everything in between, life in Newfoundland and Labrador got a lot pricier in 2023.  We asked folks in the street about the impact of inflation. From rent to fuel and everything else, life in Newfoundland and Labrador got a lot pricier in 2023. The triple-whammy …

A major storm sweeping into Eastern Canada will bring more than powerful winds and heavy rainfall north of the border. When looking at a few common weather metrics, the sweeping low-pressure system is a global outlier. The maps below highlight what is so exceptional about the system ahead. DON’T MISS: …

For thousands of years, a breed of white wooly dog played an important and pampered role for Coast Salish people on North America’s west coast, but when colonists moved in the animal quickly became extinct, a new study says.  ‘Survival of the woolly dogs depended upon the survival of their …