Dogs and dementia patients share joyful moments at Victoria animal shelter

An admiring round of ‘oooh’s’ sounds from around a circle of humans at the BC SPCA in Victoria, even before Rambo ambles in. Hailing from Salt Spring Island with one brown eye, one blue and fresh off his breakfast, Rambo takes his time snuffling around the outstretched hands – all holding handmade, healthy treats. The […]

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11-year-old Pitt Meadows boy catapults himself up national chess ranks

An 11-year-old boy from Pitt Meadows is rising through the ranks of the Canadian chess world. Over the Easter long weekend, Lucas Yao competed in a national tournament, against some of the country’s strongest competitors, placing 10th overall and securing multiple major title milestones along the way. In fact, Yao is the youngest competitor to

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B.C. man suing Interior Health, doctors for alleged negligence that led to amputation

A Keremeos heavy equipment operator has filed a lawsuit against Interior Health and the doctors who allegedly failed to correctly diagnose an arterial blockage that led to the amputation of his leg. The civil claim, filed this April 1 in Vancouver by Steven Barker, alleges that multiple visits to the Similkameen Health Centre over issues

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