Domestic violence education urged

VICTORIA – Domestic violence is a major and often overlooked crime in B.C. society that should be addressed with an education campaign in schools and with the general public. That's one of the key recommendations from a coroner's jury examining the... more

• Retraining cuts come at a hard time
• Schools find gold in going green
• Grave robber suspect arrested

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Climb for cancer at Christmas

Imagine spending Christmas climbing a mountain in Argentina. That’s what Chilliwack resident Kevin Ault is planning to do as a proud member of the Climb for Prostate team. The group will be tackling Mt. Aconcagua from Dec. 22 to Jan. 8... more

• Local woman sees polio immunization in action
• John Urquhart: Never far from the land
• New truck a tool box for firefighters, refuge for victims

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Peru: How to cope with altitude sickness

Judi Lees, Meridian Writers’ Group – CUSCO, Peru—Cusco, the golden city of the Incas, sprawls across the hillsides of the high Andes Mountains. Its historic architecture—from the colossal, Inca-built walls to the dazzling facades of the Spanish-colonial Plaza de Armas—makes it... more

• Valuing yourself this holiday season
• Last week for H1N1 flu vaccine clinics
• Beyond the beach at San Diego

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