This undated photo issued on Sunday March 10, 2024 by Kensington Palace shows Kate, Princess of Wales with her children, Prince Louis, left, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, taken in Windsor, England, by Prince William earlier this week. The Princess of Wales shared a message on social media thanking the public for their continued support and wishing people a Happy Mother’s Day. (Prince of Wales/Kensington Palace via AP)

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Kate, 42, underwent abdominal surgery on Jan. 16, but didn’t say what for

This undated photo issued on Sunday March 10, 2024 by Kensington Palace shows Kate, Princess of Wales with her children, Prince Louis, left, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, taken in Windsor, England, by Prince William earlier this week. The Princess of Wales shared a message on social media thanking the public for their continued support and wishing people a Happy Mother’s Day. (Prince of Wales/Kensington Palace via AP)
Colorado Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri (91) brings the puck down the ice as St. Louis Blues’ Brayden Schenn (10) defends during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Monday, May 23, 2022, in St. Louis. For which team does Kadri now play? (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

QUIZ: How much do you know about Ramadan and Islam?

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Colorado Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri (91) brings the puck down the ice as St. Louis Blues’ Brayden Schenn (10) defends during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Monday, May 23, 2022, in St. Louis. For which team does Kadri now play? (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
When Queen’s University associate professor Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, shown in a handout photo, went into labour with her second child early, she was in the middle of grading but insisted on finishing her marking despite being on the cusp of one of her family’s most important moments because of the pressure she and other women feel when juggling motherhood with their careers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Richard Darwah

Beyond the glass ceiling, Canada’s working moms also face ‘maternal wall’

Employers and peers can doubt women’s ability to do their jobs when they’re also raising kids

When Queen’s University associate professor Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, shown in a handout photo, went into labour with her second child early, she was in the middle of grading but insisted on finishing her marking despite being on the cusp of one of her family’s most important moments because of the pressure she and other women feel when juggling motherhood with their careers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Richard Darwah
From left, Kyle McMillan, vocational councillor Jodie Dessau, Alec Chelczynski, and Kara-Lyn Loewen with Chilliwack Society for Community Living make Tommy’s Choice Dog Cookies on Feb. 21, 2024. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. teen with autism hires helping hands for dog-cookie business

Chilliwack adults with developmental disabilities hired to make Tommy’s Choice Dog Cookies

From left, Kyle McMillan, vocational councillor Jodie Dessau, Alec Chelczynski, and Kara-Lyn Loewen with Chilliwack Society for Community Living make Tommy’s Choice Dog Cookies on Feb. 21, 2024. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Cruises are surging back to popularity among Canadians this spring break, as more travellers look to try a mode of tourism they may have avoided since the COVID-19 pandemic. People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rain as the Princess Cruises cruise ship Majestic Princess is seen docked at port, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Travel back on cruise control as industry rebounds from ‘floating petri dish’ rep

Cruises proving to be popular again for Canadians’ March break travel

Cruises are surging back to popularity among Canadians this spring break, as more travellers look to try a mode of tourism they may have avoided since the COVID-19 pandemic. People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rain as the Princess Cruises cruise ship Majestic Princess is seen docked at port, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In this screengrab made from video provided by Nick Burri, a skier is pulled by a horse during a skijoring competition in Leadville, Colo., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Skijoring draws its name from the Norwegian word skikjoring, meaning “ski driving.” It started as a practical mode of transportation in Scandinavia and became popular in the Alps around 1900. Today’s sport features horses at full gallop towing skiers by rope over jumps and around obstacles as they try to lance suspended hoops with a baton, typically a ski pole that’s cut in half. (Nick Burri, via AP)

Cross skiing and rodeo and you get unlikely wild west sport of skijoring

Inherently dangerous sport drawing on real horse power draws adrenaline-seeking competitors

In this screengrab made from video provided by Nick Burri, a skier is pulled by a horse during a skijoring competition in Leadville, Colo., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Skijoring draws its name from the Norwegian word skikjoring, meaning “ski driving.” It started as a practical mode of transportation in Scandinavia and became popular in the Alps around 1900. Today’s sport features horses at full gallop towing skiers by rope over jumps and around obstacles as they try to lance suspended hoops with a baton, typically a ski pole that’s cut in half. (Nick Burri, via AP)
Facebook employees unveil a new logo and the name “Meta” on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images

Widespread Meta outage raises the uneasy spectre of losing our stories

Social media spaces have filled in important space where humans are humans

Facebook employees unveil a new logo and the name “Meta” on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images
Mars Wrigley employee Tammy Steffek folds over a sheeting of Extra gum pellets at the company's innovation lab Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Chicago. From stress relief to concentration aid, gum makers look for ways to make Americans chew again. Mars Inc., which owns the 133-year-old Wrigley brand, thinks it may have an answer: repositioning gum as an instant stress reliever rather than an occasional breath freshener. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Candy industry gnaws on what to do about sagging sales of chewing gum

Companies pitch gum as a stress reliever and concentration aid to revive stale US sales

Mars Wrigley employee Tammy Steffek folds over a sheeting of Extra gum pellets at the company's innovation lab Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Chicago. From stress relief to concentration aid, gum makers look for ways to make Americans chew again. Mars Inc., which owns the 133-year-old Wrigley brand, thinks it may have an answer: repositioning gum as an instant stress reliever rather than an occasional breath freshener. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Gary Powe, left, serves as project lead on the Avro Lancaster FM104 restoration underway at the BC Aviation Museum adjacent to the Victoria International Airport. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

VIDEO: Personal connections help B.C. museum Lancaster restoration soar

Aviation museum hopes to have visitors sitting in the cockpit by August

Gary Powe, left, serves as project lead on the Avro Lancaster FM104 restoration underway at the BC Aviation Museum adjacent to the Victoria International Airport. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
FILE - People speak next to a famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a sailor kissing a nurse in New York’s Times Square on V-J Day at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow on April 14, 2015. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has reversed a department memo shared by a VA undersecretary Tuesday, March 5, 2024, that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic photograph because it “depicts a non-consensual act” and was inconsistent with the department’s sexual harassment policy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Iconic Times Square war kiss photo to remain on display after consent debate

U.S. Veterans Affairs memo saying photo ‘depicts a non-consensual act’ sparks political firestorm

FILE - People speak next to a famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a sailor kissing a nurse in New York’s Times Square on V-J Day at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow on April 14, 2015. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has reversed a department memo shared by a VA undersecretary Tuesday, March 5, 2024, that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic photograph because it “depicts a non-consensual act” and was inconsistent with the department’s sexual harassment policy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
FILE - This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. Becoming self-employed can be an exciting journey, but it’s also possible to make expensive mistakes. These mistakes can create financial setbacks that stunt your growth or impact your financial security in the present and future if caution isn’t taken. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Self-employed? Here are 5 common mistakes to avoid

Here are a few mistakes to avoid for financial benefit as a self-employed person

FILE - This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. Becoming self-employed can be an exciting journey, but it’s also possible to make expensive mistakes. These mistakes can create financial setbacks that stunt your growth or impact your financial security in the present and future if caution isn’t taken. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
A rarely-seen hybrid, a mix of Canada goose and domestic goose (left), was spotted Saturday, March 2, paddling near Brae Island during the annual Fort Langley bird count. (Eric Habisch/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Unusual goose spotted at B.C. bird count

Hybrid of Canada and domestic species seen near Fort Langley

A rarely-seen hybrid, a mix of Canada goose and domestic goose (left), was spotted Saturday, March 2, paddling near Brae Island during the annual Fort Langley bird count. (Eric Habisch/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A customer leaves a SportChek and Nevada Bob’s Golf store in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2011. Despite an unseasonably warm winter, there’s a chill across the Canadian retail landscape. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada shies away from clothes shopping, apparel stores brace for tough year

‘It’s not as if they are queuing up in order to buy more, let’s put it that way’

A customer leaves a SportChek and Nevada Bob’s Golf store in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2011. Despite an unseasonably warm winter, there’s a chill across the Canadian retail landscape. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan leaves the airport in a car as he arrives to attend the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, India, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India’s richest man taps Rihanna to entertain at son’s pre-wedding bash

Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump and Mark Zuckerberg on Mukesh Ambani’s 1,200-person guest list

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan leaves the airport in a car as he arrives to attend the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, India, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
This cairn on the way to Comox Lake from Cumberland marks where the village’s Black community once stood. Photo by Ali Roddam

Digging into the buried history of Vancouver Island’s Black miners

Cumberland had a significant if obscure community working the coal mines in the 19th century

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This cairn on the way to Comox Lake from Cumberland marks where the village’s Black community once stood. Photo by Ali Roddam
Displaced Japanese Canadians leaving the Vancouver area after being prohibited by law from entering a protected area within 100 miles of the coast in BC. This archival photo was featured in the Broken Promises exhibit at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre on Sept. 26, 2020. When did the federal government issue an apology for the internment of Japanese Canadians? (Image provided courtesy of NNMCC.)

QUIZ: An ongoing quest to end discrimination

March 1 is Zero Discrimination Day, an effort to help end all forms of discrimination

Displaced Japanese Canadians leaving the Vancouver area after being prohibited by law from entering a protected area within 100 miles of the coast in BC. This archival photo was featured in the Broken Promises exhibit at the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre on Sept. 26, 2020. When did the federal government issue an apology for the internment of Japanese Canadians? (Image provided courtesy of NNMCC.)
A Feb. 29 birthday is about as rare as a perfect 29 hand in cribbage. He’s never had one of those perfect hands, but does get a real birthday on Thursday during leap year. (Photo by Don Bodger)
A Feb. 29 birthday is about as rare as a perfect 29 hand in cribbage. He’s never had one of those perfect hands, but does get a real birthday on Thursday during leap year. (Photo by Don Bodger)
A calendar shows the month of February, including leap day, Feb. 29, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Leap Day: holding the calendar together since the days of Julius Caesar

Ending an extra day every four years prevents summer in November and other calendar chaos

A calendar shows the month of February, including leap day, Feb. 29, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Isobel Boylan, seen holding her wedding photo in her Chilliwack home on Feb. 22, 2024, shared her leap year love story with The Chilliwack Progress. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack woman shares her leap-year love story

‘See that guy over there? He hasn’t danced once. When it’s ladies’ choice, I’m going to ask him to dance.’

Isobel Boylan, seen holding her wedding photo in her Chilliwack home on Feb. 22, 2024, shared her leap year love story with The Chilliwack Progress. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Most Canadians can look forward to a warmer-than-normal spring, but they should also brace for the season’s “profound mood swings,” according to The Weather Network’s latest outlook. Runners enjoy the mild temperatures in Montreal on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

March should be cool in B.C., Canada should expect warm but moody spring

Weather Network forecasts mostly pleasant conditions for Canada, but with notable variations

Most Canadians can look forward to a warmer-than-normal spring, but they should also brace for the season’s “profound mood swings,” according to The Weather Network’s latest outlook. Runners enjoy the mild temperatures in Montreal on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz