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FishBooker says river the “go-to” destination on Vancouver Island for trout fishing

Teens feel uncomfortable talking to parents about mental health, and it's a barrier to care, according to a new survey.

In just six months, four great horned owls died in Arlington after ingesting rat poison. Residents take action to help prevent more deaths.

The New Quarterly is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest.

More logs are submerged in the water, water levels are higher; make sure you wear a flotation device

—You have never known a Woman’s body! —I have known the body of my mother, sick and then dying. Roland Barthes, Mourning Diary I learned the news of my mother’s death on Facebook. I had left her the day before, tiny swimmer in an Olympic-sized hospice bed. Her parched mouth was open, but her breathing was wet. When I kissed her forehead, she smelled salty, sweet—a sticky, human smell. I read the news of her death sitting in Pearson airport, stress eating a hamburger. I was heading ba...