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Add your home or business to our map of holiday light displays

Add your home or business to our map of holiday light displays

Check out the Times Colonist Christmas Lights Map, which features the region's best holiday light displays — and be sure to add your own!
Taylor Swift fans flock to BC Place, days before Eras Tour lands in Vancouver

Taylor Swift fans flock to BC Place, days before Eras Tour lands in Vancouver

Staff wearing security jackets offloaded fencing on Tuesday to install around the stadium for this weekend's shows, and fans — both with and without tickets — stopped by the stadium to enjoy the moment.
Retail council calls for government intervention in Canada Post strike

Retail council calls for government intervention in Canada Post strike

The Retail Council of Canada is calling on the federal government to intervene in a postal strike it says is putting businesses and their workers in jeopardy.

Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications until 2026

OTTAWA — Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications.
Canadians warned to use caution in South Korea after martial law declared then lifted

Canadians warned to use caution in South Korea after martial law declared then lifted

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law on Tuesday, vowing to eliminate what he described as "anti-state" forces from the opposition that controls parliament.
Millennials helped elect Trudeau in 2015. Nearly a decade later, they're turning to the Conservatives

Millennials helped elect Trudeau in 2015. Nearly a decade later, they're turning to the Conservatives

Polls suggest inflation, souring attitudes toward immigration and fatigue with the federal Liberals are changing generations that were once optimistic for change.
Liberal minister says Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become 51st state

Liberal minister says Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become 51st state

Fox News reported on Monday that Trump made the comment in response to the Canadians raising concerns that tariffs would hurt the economy, but Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the incoming president's suggestion was said in jest.
Ask Lisi: Mom feeling like a nanny to daughter's kids

Ask Lisi: Mom feeling like a nanny to daughter's kids

I help out with my grandchildren but get very little interaction from my daughter, which makes me feel more like a nanny than a family member. How can I change our relationship?
Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S.
Your Good Health: MRI reveals disease of the blood vessels in the brain

Your Good Health: MRI reveals disease of the blood vessels in the brain

High blood pressure, smoking and high blood cholesterol put people at risk for small vessel ischemic disease, which affects blood vessels in the brain.