Sooke, B.C., teen keeps giving back after fighting Stage 4 cancer
“I do it for the brightness of their face, the smile that they have,” Lily says of giving back. “It’s like their fears go away and you’ve made their day.”
WITH ADAM SAWATSKY
“I do it for the brightness of their face, the smile that they have,” Lily says of giving back. “It’s like their fears go away and you’ve made their day.”
“Hello,” Charlie Pickard says after leaning down to knock on a small, colourful door attached to the trunk of a tall tree. “Anybody home?”
Nick Chowdhury will never forget the day at the pier when things did not go according to plan.
“Good to see you,” Ryan Godard says before giving his 96-year-old grandma a big hug and walking her towards the small airplane. “Let’s get you prepped.”
A Starbucks fan — whose name is Winter — is visiting Canada on a purposeful journey that began with a random idea at one of the coffee chain's stores in Texas.
Karen Harrison made the same birthday wish every year from age six to age 50. When she had given up hope, it finally came true.
When Sherry Kirkvold played the voicemail message from a stranger – which began with, “Hi. This is kind of a random message for you. This one’s been a while.” – she couldn’t have been more surprised.
When Damon Langlois visited the beach as a boy, he never would have imagined how significant sand would become in his life.
Adam finds out how a Sooke teenager is turning her adversity into an opportunity to help others.
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A Canadian navy sailor who brutally raped a woman on a British Columbia military base has been sentenced to three years and eight months in federal prison.
British Columbia will cover the cost of an antiviral drug aimed at treating mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 as the federal government ends its coverage.
A decade-old dream at the Victoria Humane Society (VHS) is closer to being realized thanks to a sizeable donation.