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A pep talk from the final 2 authorsBefore the final vote took place, our panellists received a pep talk from a very special person: the author of the book they’re championing! Loghan Paylor, author of The Cure for Drowning, told Quin how proud they are of her. “I’ve been blown away by…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has been found to have breached the city’s code of conduct for the fifth time.A…

A B.C. developer who has already risked jail time for failing to come clean about the finances behind her lavish lifestyle now faces a possible bankruptcy order over a multimillion-dollar mortgage she guaranteed on prime property in the heart of Vancouver’s Cambie Corridor.According to B.C. Supreme Court documents filed earlier…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A group of neighbours living in Maple Ridge, B.C., are the reason a bear cub was rescued after they…

Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Captain Antoine Forest, who died in a plane crash at New York’s LaGuardia airport last month, is being remembered…

Canada’s Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he’s prepared to establish guardrails around its use at the federal level as the document turns 44.Fraser made the comments to CBC News during a…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Tanks, fighter jets and about 1,500 Canadian soldiers have taken over some areas in Quebec for a series of…

Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.For most people, recycling is a chore. But five-year-old Himmat Rai says it’s his “favourite thing to do.” And…

The case of a correctional officer caught trying to smuggle a potent form of cannabis into a Nova Scotia jail is shedding light on inmate drug trafficking, including testimony about enormously lucrative prices, steep debts and power behind bars.Robert John McLaughlin, 42, has pleaded guilty to two charges, asserting he…