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Historic Cantonese school in Vancouver reopens amid rising interest in the language
Just in time for its 100th anniversary, a Vancouver Cantonese language school says it has enough adult students again to reopen its doors despite the growing dominance of Mandarin in Canada.
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Australian police say illicit drugs being snuck in via Canada
Criminals are using Canada to ship drugs to Australia. Canadian border officials say they're catching more of the illegal packages, but Australian police say illicit substances are still getting to their shores.
Rainbow refugees increasingly look to Canada for safety
Despite some progress in the last few years, 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy groups say more vulnerable people are fleeing to Canada for safety as countries roll back rights and protections.
Inside the bold B.C. campaign to crush child sextortion
Reports of sextortion continue to rise in Canada. That's why a group in B.C. is getting daring in ads, and with presentations in schools, to make sure kids know how to spot extortionists.
Check your policy — some group benefits change, or vanish, when you turn 65
More Canadians are staying in the workforce past 65 and discovering they may lose some of their group benefits, even if they stay working. The industry's policy-makers say it's always been that way and people need to read the fine print of their policies.
Thousands of Ukrainians expected to arrive before visa deadline
The federal government says more than 960,000 Ukrainians were approved to come to Canada through the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel. Thousands of Ukrainians are expected to enter the country before March 31, the deadline for CUAET recipients to arrive.
'A feeling of freedom': Injured Ukrainian soldiers learn to ski in Whistler for Invictus Games
Ukrainian soldiers say the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in British Columbia gives them a chance to show what life after a combat injury can look like as their country enters the third year of war following Russia's invasion.
Schooled by AI: What parents should know about the programs reshaping early education
AI is coming for your children and it wants to teach them to read and write. Experts say the technology has a lot of promise but parents should get schooled up as well.
Oregon decriminalized drugs 2 years ago. What can B.C. learn from its rocky start?
Oregon become the first jurisdiction in North America to decriminalize drugs in 2021. It hasn't been smooth sailing, but there are some lessons in the challenges for British Columbia.
Fed up with bars that wouldn't play women's sports, she opened one that plays nothing but
The Sports Bra, a sports bar in Portland, Ore., that unapologetically shows only women's games is inspiring people to think about equality in sports.