A Kelowna woman is losing her battle against autoimmune hepatitis. Lyndsay Richholt was diagnosed with the disease 18 years ago and was told she would need a liver transplant one day. At the time, it was explained to her that, given her young age and that it isn’t self-inflicted liver disease from alcohol, she would […]
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Vuntut Gwitchin MLA Debra-Leigh Reti has been named interim leader of the Yukon Liberal Party after leader Mike Pemberton resigned, effective immediately. The party executive appointed Reti on Jan. 21 to replace Pemberton, ahead of the party’s annual general meeting on Jan. 22. “Change moments like this are an opportunity to come together, stay focused
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Warning: This story contains details about child sexual abuse. An Abbotsford woman who was sexually abused as a child has had the court publication ban lifted on her name so she can speak publicly about what happened to her and offer support to other victims. Nicolle Lauder said she carried the trauma of her abuse
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Claire Eccles did not hear her name called in an arena. She saw it on a screen. On Nov. 20, the former Victoria HarbourCats pitcher was drafted by New York in the second round – 38th overall – of the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) draft. “I had a bit of a personal goal or
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B.C. announced on Wed., Jan. 21, that it has given final permitting approval for the expansion of the Mt. Milligan copper and gold mine in northern B.C. The open-pit mine, north of Fort St. James and west of Mackenzie, began operation in 2014. These permits allow Centerra to expand the mine’s ore-production rate from 60,000
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