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In this collection of stories,  Dominoes at the Crossroads, Kaie Kellough navigates Canada's Caribbean diaspora, as they seek music and a connection to their past. Through a broad cast of characters — including jazz musicians, hitchhikers, suburbanites, student radicals, secret agents, historians and their fugitive slave ancestors — Kellough stretches the stories from Montreal's Old Port to as far as the South American rainforests.  Kellough is a writer based in Montreal. His novel  Accordéon was a finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award in 2017. He is also the autho...

Campbell River residents urged to be tourists in their own community to help support local operators The community of Campbell River, B.C., has launched a campaign to support small tourism operators through the next leg of the pandemic.  Social Sharing Chamber of Commerce wants locals to sign up for area's tourist draws, like whale-watching, fishing, kayaking Posted: May 23, 2021 9:00 AM PT | Last Updated: May 23 Small tourism operators like whale-watching companies have suffered greatly during the pandemic due to a lack of international visitors.(Elaine Thompson/AP)

SFU project identifies communities at risk for secondary health impacts post pandemic As more people in the province receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a team of researchers at Simon Fraser University is already exploring the secondary health impacts certain communities might experience after the pandemic. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2021 8:00 AM PT | Last Updated: May 22 SFU researcher Valorie Crooks says the map features all the municipalities in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island that are at a higher risk for issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PT...

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

Plan moves ahead to wipe out non-native deer population on B.C. island The ecosystem of a Sidney Island has been devastated by European fallow deer, an invasive species whose days could be numbered as First Nations, Parks Canada and property owners plan to eradicate them. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 18, 2021 12:17 PM PT | Last Updated: May 18 A fallow deer in its native habitat of mainland Europe, pictured in 2018. The species was introduced to Sidney Island by settlers and is now recognized by a conservation organization, local First Nations and the Canadian government as a seri...