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'A form of control': Why people panic buy and how to potentially stop it

'A form of control': Why people panic buy and how to potentially stop it

Panic buying and food hoarding is a natural response to perceived threats of scarcity in an emergency but it's also a response to fear and a need to regain control of one's environment in the face of a threat, a Simon Fraser University professor says.
Whistler to host World Hockey Association 50th anniversary celebration

Whistler to host World Hockey Association 50th anniversary celebration

Vancouver photographer shares spellbinding snap of the century's longest lunar eclipse (PHOTOS)

Vancouver photographer shares spellbinding snap of the century's longest lunar eclipse (PHOTOS)

"When the moon passes through Earth’s shadow, it glows in a striking reddish colour due to scattering of light."
Abbotsford changes plans, work to patch 100-metre breach in dike

Abbotsford changes plans, work to patch 100-metre breach in dike

It's unknown to what degree the dike has been weakened.
Whistler Film Festival announces award honourees for 21st edition

Whistler Film Festival announces award honourees for 21st edition

Canadian actors Eric McCormack, Lorne Cardinal and Devery Jacobs among recipients
Aftermath of B.C.’s catastrophic floods as seen from space (PHOTOS)

Aftermath of B.C.’s catastrophic floods as seen from space (PHOTOS)

Silt from the Fraser River is reaching almost all the way across the Strait of Georgia
Jamaican bobsled team spends time training at Whistler Sliding Centre

Jamaican bobsled team spends time training at Whistler Sliding Centre

The Jamaican bobsled team looks to qualify for the Olympic Games for the eighth time in program’s history
Storing British Columbians' personal data outside Canada unacceptable: poll

Storing British Columbians' personal data outside Canada unacceptable: poll

Some 73% of 802 respondents to an IPSOS poll oppose Victoria changing privacy law to allow storage of British Columbians' private, personal information outside of Canada.
'We feel forgotten': 150 migrant workers reeling after B.C. flood evacuations

'We feel forgotten': 150 migrant workers reeling after B.C. flood evacuations

While some migrant workers remain on the job, hundreds more across B.C. are in a state of limbo after they were evacuated from farms devastated by floodwaters. Some say it's time to re-write their contracts to protect workers from climate change.
Human rights complaint over B.C. store's face mask policy dismissed

Human rights complaint over B.C. store's face mask policy dismissed

B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint from a purportedly asthmatic woman who alleged a pet store discriminated against her in refusing her store entry without a face mask.