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‘I won’t be dying in the wrong body’: a B.C. man’s courageous journey

‘I won’t be dying in the wrong body’: a B.C. man’s courageous journey

At 62 years old, Eli Mitchell decided to transition from being a woman to a man
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New Island research centre set up to study trauma and mental health issues

New Island research centre set up to study trauma and mental health issues

Focus areas at VIU facility in Nanaimo will include prevention, detection and treatment
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Elenore Sturko decision to defect to BC Conservatives shocks BC United

Elenore Sturko decision to defect to BC Conservatives shocks BC United

‘You dance with the person you brought, and that’s not changing for me’: Halford
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Carload of weapons and ammo found on North Island leads to 4-year sentence

Carload of weapons and ammo found on North Island leads to 4-year sentence

Stephanie Joan McMillan, 33, pleaded guilty to guns and drug-related crimes near Port Hardy, Surrey
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About 1 in 3 B.C. homes have air-conditioning, the lowest rate in Canada

About 1 in 3 B.C. homes have air-conditioning, the lowest rate in Canada

Air conditioning access even lower among racialized and low-income British Columbians
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Song is over for Island’s singing school superintendent

Song is over for Island’s singing school superintendent

Known for his snow day closure videos, Scott Saywell retires from Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools
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Remembering Dr. Frances Kelsey, B.C.’s American medical hero

Remembering Dr. Frances Kelsey, B.C.’s American medical hero

New book tells story of Vancouver Islander crucial in stopping approval of thalidomide in the U.S.
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Biggest Salvation Army Thrift Store on Vancouver Island opens in Langford

Biggest Salvation Army Thrift Store on Vancouver Island opens in Langford

Shop at 975 Langford Pkwy opens June 6 with 10 a.m. ribbon cutting
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Islander becomes most capped Canadian women’s rugby player

Islander becomes most capped Canadian women’s rugby player

Cowichan’s Tyson Beukeboom has now played 68 rugby matches with Team Canada
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AI can allow you to talk to your loved ones after they die, should it?

AI can allow you to talk to your loved ones after they die, should it?

Some embrace the tech as a way to cope with grief, others worry it sabotages the mourning process
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