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Kim Herrick runs a mostly screen-free household. Her children, 6 and 3, spend much of their idle time playing outdoors with friends, reading books and making crafts. Apart from watching an occasional episode of Bluey on Herrick’s laptop, they have no access to electronic devices at home.The Coldbrook, N.S., mother wishes…

Timothy Clark felt a growing sense of duty. To say something, to protect others. So he popped some coins into a school payphone and dialed the number for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax.It was 1984 and he was 14 years old.A member of the archdiocese office staff answered, he…

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…

Tick, tick, tick. This year’s tax deadline is coming quickly.Recent changes enacted by the federal government could help many Canadians pay less or receive a better refund from Ottawa.But the pressure of digging up all of your receipts and documents and filling out forms could also mean missing out on…

Listen to this articleEstimated 5 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.Canada’s busiest trade corridor has quietly moved north. High tolls at the Ambassador Bridge have driven record commercial traffic…