Woman sends life-sized photo of herself to connect with long distance best friend in Victoria
"It's the best gift I've gotten!" Adam finds out the story behind a life-size picture of a person waving in a window, that’s two decades in the making.

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"It's the best gift I've gotten!" Adam finds out the story behind a life-size picture of a person waving in a window, that’s two decades in the making.
Before we can appreciate the important role a plush toy named Monkey Guy has played in Elaine Tanner’s life, we need go back to when people started calling her Mighty Mouse.
While it's not unusual for Lisa Amorim to spot wildlife while paddling her kayak, seeing a bottle bobbing about beside her is.
When Shannon Alce said yes to Clayton Taylor's proposal, she never could have imagined how challenging it would be to say "I do."
It’s been said "men are from Mars and women are from Venus," but in this couple’s case, Thomas is a McDonald’s man, while Ellie is a Wendy’s woman.
If you ask Barry what it’s like being out and about with his bird, he’ll tell you it's no big deal.
Robert Burke is in the midst of an unexpected journey that began with a childhood he describes as "violent and chaotic."
A pair of festively decorated mailboxes have popped up on a Colwood Street. One says, "Mail your letter to Santa here." The other says, "Check in here for your letter from Santa Claus."
"It's the best gift I've gotten!" Adam finds out the story behind a life-size picture of a person waving in a window, that’s two decades in the making.
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A pair of provincial parks are being considered in the B.C. government's treaty negotiations with the T’Sou-ke and Songhees nations on Vancouver Island.
Mounties are pursuing charges against two people after officers on Haida Gwaii seized guns and drugs from a liveaboard vessel moored in Masset, B.C.
A homicide investigation is underway on Quadra Island, B.C., after a 39-year old woman was found dead in what investigators believe was a targeted killing.
Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for large swathes of the country. Your Morning meteorologist Kelsey McEwen has more.