Veteran news anchor Lisa LaFlamme says she was “blindsided” as Bell Media ended her contract at CTV National News after 35 years, a “business decision” it says will move the chief news anchor role in “a different direction.”…
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As British Columbians return to offices for work and are able to socialize, fewer and fewer are turning to adopted four-legged friends to help with isolation felt during the height…
Canadians will find out Tuesday whether inflation is showing clear signs of easing nationwide when Statistics Canada releases July’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). Economists at RBC Economics predict the country…
Canadian Blood Services is in talks with companies that pay donors for plasma as it faces a decrease in collections. The blood-collection agency issued a statement on Friday saying it…
British Columbia is reporting a decline in the number of people in hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19 and a sharp drop in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive…
Today’s hyper-transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus has sent cases soaring across the United States. But rising deaths — the grim marker of earlier dangerous surges — haven’t kept pace,…
Health Canada is asking Canadians to look out for fake COVID-19 rapid test kits, after some were found in Ontario. In a statement issued Friday, the health agency said counterfeit Rapid Response test kits had been sold online….
With the cost of living rising at the fastest pace in decades, Canadians struggling to put food on the table are turning to community organizations for help. The Community Food…
Hot and dry weather is forecast for many regions of BC and rising temperatures may put vulnerable seniors at risk. Currently, forecasted temperatures are not expected to rise to the…
If not for migration, Greater Victoria’s population would have otherwise shrunk in 2021. Over 1,600 more people died than were born in the Capital Region from July 2020 to July…