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In memoriam: Nellie Minetta (Netta) Monk

In memoriam: Nellie Minetta (Netta) Monk

January 4, 1935 - March 3, 2023
Researchers get $100K each in sectors from sleep to sexual reproduction in nature

Researchers get $100K each in sectors from sleep to sexual reproduction in nature

Leading researchers in a range of sectors including sleep, power electronics and the development of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine are among the five Canadians awarded $100,000 each for their innovative accomplishments.
Opinion: Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

Opinion: Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

Addiction to social media can affect the emotional well-being of adolescents and young adults. But staying offline — even for only a few hours a day — can help.
Canada has jobs and public support for immigrants but it doesn’t have the housing

Canada has jobs and public support for immigrants but it doesn’t have the housing

The affordable housing crisis across the country is a trainwreck that could derail immigration targets, experts say
Photos: Fans cheer on Powell River Villa as season concludes

Photos: Fans cheer on Powell River Villa as season concludes

Fan appreciation day took place earlier this month
Disciplinary action recommended in Myles Gray case

Disciplinary action recommended in Myles Gray case

For Myles' mother, Margie, the disciplinary measures don't go far enough. "I didn't know this side of life, this darkness," she says.
Let’s Talk Trash: Dirty fingernails

Let’s Talk Trash: Dirty fingernails

Green thumbs are waking alongside the tulips, scanning seed catalogues and sketching out garden bed plans
Sea cadets from qathet region visit navy base for training

Sea cadets from qathet region visit navy base for training

Members stayed at CFB Esquimalt for a week
20-year-old B.C. man dies after stepping on a live wire in Peru

20-year-old B.C. man dies after stepping on a live wire in Peru

Camden Verlaan of Roberts Creek was on the 'journey of a lifetime' and volunteering in Peru when he died on March 8.
B.C. lifts age limit on free tuition for those who were once in care

B.C. lifts age limit on free tuition for those who were once in care

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is opening to all ages its tuition waiver for those who were in foster care in the province.