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A monarch butterfly at the Insectarium in Montreal, on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)

Butterflies in my backyard going national for 2024

BIMBY season is beginning, and they’re inviting everyone to take photos of butterflies across Canada

A monarch butterfly at the Insectarium in Montreal, on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson)
Sheldon Guy speaks to St. John Brebeuf students. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)

VIDEO: Blind basketball coach inspires Abbotsford high school students

Langley Secondary School coach Sheldon Guy shares lessons learned since losing his sight in 2021

Sheldon Guy speaks to St. John Brebeuf students. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)
Richard Miller took advantage of Midas Muffler’s lifetime guarantee to replace the muffler on his 1966 Mercury pickup truck after 30 years. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

B.C. man puts his muffler’s lifetime guarantee to a tough test

30-year-old muffler on nearly 60-year-old truck replaced by Midas free of charge

Richard Miller took advantage of Midas Muffler’s lifetime guarantee to replace the muffler on his 1966 Mercury pickup truck after 30 years. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
Cars drive by the Tropicana hotel-casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. The property is scheduled to close April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher)

After 67 years, the Vegas Tropicana being torn down for a ball field

Strip’s third-oldest casino will be chained shut at noon Tuesday, demolition slated for October

Cars drive by the Tropicana hotel-casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. The property is scheduled to close April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Connor Hickton (left) and Steve Hickton of Saanich are set to chase an eclipse, travelling to Texas ahead of the April 8 event. (Courtesy Steve Hickton)

B.C. father and son chasing total solar eclipse to Texas

Steve and Connor Hickton took the same UVic astronomy course 20 years apart

Connor Hickton (left) and Steve Hickton of Saanich are set to chase an eclipse, travelling to Texas ahead of the April 8 event. (Courtesy Steve Hickton)
A view of Niagara Falls, Ont. is shown on Friday, March 29, 2024 in a photo taken in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it readies to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio

Eclipse expected to create largest Niagara Falls tourist influx ever

Mayor says about 1 million visitors could be there April 8 to experience total solar eclipse

A view of Niagara Falls, Ont. is shown on Friday, March 29, 2024 in a photo taken in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it readies to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio
A woman admires Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ’ The Last Supper ‘, dating back to 1494-1498 and preserved at the ex-Renaissance refectory of the convent adjacent to the sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie church, in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

QUIZ: A celebration of Easter

The Easter weekend is a celebration of spring and an important observance in the Christian faith

A woman admires Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ’ The Last Supper ‘, dating back to 1494-1498 and preserved at the ex-Renaissance refectory of the convent adjacent to the sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie church, in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Chilliwack’s Canada Day celebrations will not include fireworks in 2024. This display was from Canada Day 2017. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Chilliwack opts for drone light show instead of Canada Day fireworks

Drones ‘deliver same experience as fireworks but without the hazards associated with an open flame’

Chilliwack’s Canada Day celebrations will not include fireworks in 2024. This display was from Canada Day 2017. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Luxury handmade Belgian Chocolates are seen displayed at Sandrine a chocolate shop owned by Niaz Mardan, in south west London, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Niaz Mardan, is suffering due to high cocoa prices, she’s making no profits and fears she will have to close the shop that’s been around for 25 years (she’s the third owner and took over in 2019). (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Cocoa prices spike, farmers struggle, Easter treat expected for Big Chocolate

Climate change wreaking havoc on producers but that’s not expected to hurt chocolate marketplace

Luxury handmade Belgian Chocolates are seen displayed at Sandrine a chocolate shop owned by Niaz Mardan, in south west London, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Niaz Mardan, is suffering due to high cocoa prices, she’s making no profits and fears she will have to close the shop that’s been around for 25 years (she’s the third owner and took over in 2019). (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Othello Tunnels have been closed since the November 2021 floods. (Jessica Peters/ Black Press Media)

Hope’s Othello Tunnels to partially reopen in July

Atmospheric river damage to be repaired at 30 sites in Coquihalla Canyon Park

Othello Tunnels have been closed since the November 2021 floods. (Jessica Peters/ Black Press Media)
The big wave that came up the Alberni Inlet lifted houses off their moorings and shifted heavy items like cars and boats, leaving them in odd places when the water receded. (JAN JANSMA PHOTO)

Good Friday, 1964: remembering when the tsunami slammed Port Alberni

‘We could see houses and garages and stuff going down the river, there were boats up on the road’

The big wave that came up the Alberni Inlet lifted houses off their moorings and shifted heavy items like cars and boats, leaving them in odd places when the water receded. (JAN JANSMA PHOTO)
Trolls, both foreign and domestic, cause misinformation and panic to flood the internet, according to Brandon Laur, CEO of White Hatter, an internet safety and digital literacy education specialist company. (Black Press Media file photo)

Trolls are trolls, foreign or domestic says B.C. internet safety specialist

Checking account histories, establishing forum guidelines can help

Trolls, both foreign and domestic, cause misinformation and panic to flood the internet, according to Brandon Laur, CEO of White Hatter, an internet safety and digital literacy education specialist company. (Black Press Media file photo)
Raymond Henault retired in 2008, from chair of the NATO military committee. Henault had moved from an entry-level pilot to the highest position possible for a Canadian official. Photo by Ali Roddam

Retired Canadian military chief finds peace on Vancouver Island

Former four-star general Raymond Henault moves from top gun to tranquil skies

Raymond Henault retired in 2008, from chair of the NATO military committee. Henault had moved from an entry-level pilot to the highest position possible for a Canadian official. Photo by Ali Roddam
Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.

UTV goes through ice on Cariboo lake, claiming child’s life

RCMP were called to Tyee Lake Saturday, March 23

Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.
Deborah Mayer works on a livestream on TikTok on Wednesday, March 21, 2024, in Freehold, N.J. Mayer has sold new and pre-owned handbags and other designer goods out of her New Jersey home for 16 years. Early last year, TikTok recruited her business for the live component of TikTok Shop. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Corporations in good shape if TikTok goes dark, not so much the little guy

Smaller brands have come to rely on social media platform as U.S. threatens national ban

Deborah Mayer works on a livestream on TikTok on Wednesday, March 21, 2024, in Freehold, N.J. Mayer has sold new and pre-owned handbags and other designer goods out of her New Jersey home for 16 years. Early last year, TikTok recruited her business for the live component of TikTok Shop. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
A new report suggests Canadians’ television viewing habits continue to shift toward streaming platforms at the expense of traditional cable and satellite subscriptions, at a time when the federal regulator considers new rules to help level the playing field across the sector. A television remote control shows buttons to access streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime, in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Friday, March 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

More Canadians dive into streaming, pushing traditional TV aside

Couch Potato Report predicts half of Canada will be without traditional TV by 2026

A new report suggests Canadians’ television viewing habits continue to shift toward streaming platforms at the expense of traditional cable and satellite subscriptions, at a time when the federal regulator considers new rules to help level the playing field across the sector. A television remote control shows buttons to access streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime, in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Friday, March 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
For social media companies, how to address health information has become a perennial question that has only grown in importance as the number of platforms multiplied and people began spending increasing amounts of time online. Now, it’s not uncommon to spot medical misinformation with almost every scroll.This March 18, 2010, file photo shows the YouTube website in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Vogel

Health misinformation creates ‘whack-a-mole’ situation for tech platforms

World Health Organization analysis found misinformation in up to 51 per cent of social media posts

For social media companies, how to address health information has become a perennial question that has only grown in importance as the number of platforms multiplied and people began spending increasing amounts of time online. Now, it’s not uncommon to spot medical misinformation with almost every scroll.This March 18, 2010, file photo shows the YouTube website in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Richard Vogel
The Vancouver International Auto Show runs March 20 to 24 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Screenshot / Today’s Drive

VIDEO: A look inside the Vancouver International Auto Show

Keith Morgan shares what’s driving interest among auto enthusiasts

  • Mar 22, 2024
The Vancouver International Auto Show runs March 20 to 24 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Screenshot / Today’s Drive
An annular solar eclipse rises over construction cranes and the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 10, 2021. A total solar eclipse is a rare celestial event that always generates excitement, but next month’s version is expected to be unusually spectacular. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

When the sun disappears, here’s what you need to know

All about the total solar eclipse coming on April 8 for U.S. and eastern Canada

An annular solar eclipse rises over construction cranes and the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 10, 2021. A total solar eclipse is a rare celestial event that always generates excitement, but next month’s version is expected to be unusually spectacular. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
After six years spent racing on tracks around the world, Comox Valley’s Nicole Harvda’s Formula racing dreams are becoming a reality. Radek Vebr photo

From the Vancouver International Auto Show: Comox Formula racer Nicole Havrda

Harvda became the first female Formula Pro USA champion in 2023 at the age of 18

After six years spent racing on tracks around the world, Comox Valley’s Nicole Harvda’s Formula racing dreams are becoming a reality. Radek Vebr photo