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There's strong support to expand $10-a-day child care in B.C., poll shows

There's strong support to expand $10-a-day child care in B.C., poll shows

43% of parents with young children said they had to wait more than six months to get a spot; 88 per cent said they still want access to $10-a-day child care.
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north

It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing sports and back off from academics.
Updated: RCMP confirm two dead after plane crash in 'remote' Howe Sound location on May 24

Updated: RCMP confirm two dead after plane crash in 'remote' Howe Sound location on May 24

The plane, carrying a pilot and passenger, crashed between Ellesmere Creek & Potlatch Creek across from Furry Creek.
Eric Akis: Mashed potatoes, rockfish a marriage made from fridge

Eric Akis: Mashed potatoes, rockfish a marriage made from fridge

Fish cakes are made with leftover mashed potatoes and bits of fresh B.C. rockfish
Sooke Family Resource Society grew from kitchen-table talk to 27 programs

Sooke Family Resource Society grew from kitchen-table talk to 27 programs

The society is in talks with local developers to reserve space suitable for a childcare centre in future buildings planned in Langford and Sooke
Foundation helps support those grieving pregnancy loss

Foundation helps support those grieving pregnancy loss

According to 91Ô­´´ Perinatal Foundation data, there are an estimated 11,000 to 14,000 early pregnancy losses and 500 to 600 stillbirths in British Columbia
Sandra Richardson: Honouring a deep legacy of Chinese history in our region

Sandra Richardson: Honouring a deep legacy of Chinese history in our region

Victoria’s Chinatown: There’s a life to this National Historic Site that celebrates and inspires.
More than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide, migration agency estimates

More than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide, migration agency estimates

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670. Serhan Aktoprak, the chief of the U.N.
In Ireland, a walk on the wild side

In Ireland, a walk on the wild side

7 wonders of panoramic Wild Atlantic highway for your bucket list
Condo Smarts: Operational elevator a basic requirement

Condo Smarts: Operational elevator a basic requirement

Lack of accessibility can put strata association at risk