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After slow increases in recent years, payments to for-profit staffing agencies have exploded as British Columbia’s health-care system becomes increasingly reliant on their contracted workers to keep hospitals open for emergency care.

The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Hronek to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of US$7.25 million.

Montreal police say they busted a ‘sophisticated’ shoplifting ring and seized several articles of high-end clothing and accessories with an estimated value of half a million dollars.

The number of reports received by the Direction de la protection de la jeunesse (DPJ) for exposure to domestic violence has more than doubled in 10 years, rising from around 8,000 in 2014 to just over 17,000 in 2023.

Repairs to fix five areas of concern on one of Calgary’s main water line feeders are ongoing, but we don’t yet know the cost to respond to and repair the pipe.

Three separate incidents involving vehicles and children on bikes in as many months has underscored a need for greater caution on the road — even in the suburbs.

Gardeners and landscapers are asking Mother Nature for a break as Winnipeg and Manitoba have been pelted by a lot of rain recently, leading to concerns on the business front.

The homicide in Fairhaven last week is still on the minds of residents as police continue their search for those responsible, and work to alleviate fears in the community about the attack.

Forests that were environmental and Indigenous rights battlegrounds over clearcut logging during British Columbia’s “war in the woods” in the 1980s and 1990s are set to receive permanent protections.

With summer nearing, many will be finding ways to beat the heat, including taking a float down the Oldman River, and that has Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) refreshing their water skills.