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… Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music.(Special to The News) … 28, 2023 3:00 p.m.; Trending Now. A Pitt Meadows piano prodigy held his … …Read the full story

… Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music.(Special to The News) … 28, 2023 3:00 p.m.; Trending Now. A Pitt Meadows piano prodigy held his … …Read the full story

Challenged by senior management to build to a net zero ready high-performance level, Jonathan Meads shares the challenges faced by the building community. The only difference between a net zero home and a net zero ready home is you haven’t put on the home the ability to capture energy, but it’s been designed so that […]

The tight labour market could boost the pandemic-born trend of union organizing in under-unionized sectors like retail and service, which has seen successful drives at the likes of Starbucks, Indigo and PetSmart, experts said. Since 2020, there have been union drives at major retailers including Starbucks, Cineplex, Indigo, Sephora and PetSmart. When there aren’t as […]

It will take the robotic explorer, dubbed Juice, eight years to reach Jupiter, where it will scope out not only the solar system’s biggest planet but also Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. Even more enticing, it’s thought to have an underground ocean holding more water than Earth. “These things take time — and they change our […]

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In this Thursday, April 6, 2023, image provided by Providence Alaska, a moose stands inside a Providence Alaska Health Park medical building in Anchorage, Alaska. …Read the full story

Pope Francis blesses the altar as he arrives to celebrate the Catholic Easter Sunday mass in St. …Read the full story

Seen here a Canadian flag flies at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. poll published Wednesday , 66 per cent of the 1,000 respondents who took the survey claimed they never lie to their children on an average weekly basis. Sixty per cent of those polled admit they are less-than-straight-up with […]

Camilla, who until now has been described as queen consort, is given equal billing on the ornate medieval style invitations that will be sent to more than 2,000 guests and were unveiled on Tuesday. Charles and Camilla met long before the future king married Diana in 1981 and their relationship continued throughout the tumultuous marriage. […]

The main problem is that AI is already here and it is only going to get better and it will be misused at some point. Not all artists are ecstatic about AI’s new powers, and the topic has been generating discussion in artist communities as people are figuring out how to navigate these new uncharted […]

“Kelowna isn’t a place where violence is acceptable. …Read the full story

“The effects of cancer and the impacts on mental health in the fire service are significant — bringing awareness to this issue is something we feel strongly about. …Read the full story

On Thursday, March 9, the Columbia Valley Search and Rescue responded to a call from the Columbia Valley RCMP to help find the ice climber. …Read the full story

The prince, also known as the Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan, lost their publicly funded U.K. The 38-year-old prince wants to pay personally for police security when he comes to Britain, but the government said that wasn’t possible. In July, Nicklin ruled that the article was defamatory, allowing the case to proceed. He […]

We’re proud to join forces for the Grocers Going Beyond campaign and raise funds to increase early detection and advance treatments for those receiving care at BC Cancer – Victoria,” the group said in a joint statement. …Read the full story

“I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers . He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. …Read the full story

Unable to travel when the pandemic hit in early 2020, Ellison and her husband turned their focus from tropical destinations to the cold waters back home. But as far as snorkelling up and down Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands goes, she says it’s hard to match with the amazing diversity of underwater life – […]

Fans dressed as Star Wars characters cerebrate Star Wars Day in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Last September, the Privy Council Office sent condolences out on Twitter after the death of Queen Elizabeth II — but then discovered an inconsistency in the spelling of her name between the English and French versions of the […]

Rihanna prepares to perform before the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. She began and ended the Super Bowl 57 halftime show hovering high above the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. His anthem felt slow, but it […]