Delta School District seals donation bins after deaths in West Van and Toronto
DELTA (NEWS 1130) — A number of clothing bins in Delta have been sealed. According to Delta School District, it is closing them off as a safety precaution to protect students and staff. Jenn Hill with...
View ArticleUBC donation bin design task force on hold because no one will fund it
WEST VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A task force to design safer donation bins out of UBC Okanagan is on hold because no one has come forward to financially back the program. It’s been more than a month since...
View Article‘Completely wrong’: Parents fire back at Chilliwack trustees following...
CHILLIWACK (NEWS 1130) – Statements made by Chilliwack school trustees about female students are being called “gross,” with some parents saying politicians have no place in a girl’s closet. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleChilliwack School Board passes new dress code policy months after controversy
CHILLIWACK (NEWS 1130) – The days of telling girls that their clothing is too distracting for the classroom are hopefully over in Chilliwack. After some serious amendments, the Chilliwack School Board...
View ArticleVancouver woman ‘body shamed’ at Richmond store selling plus-size clothing
RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) – A Vancouver woman says she was shocked and traumatized after she was “body shamed” about her weight while shopping at a Richmond clothing store. Sherri Willis, 48, was shopping...
View ArticleClothing retailer Aritzia closing stores until further notice due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER — Clothing retailer Aritzia Inc. is closing all of its stores until further notice as businesses across the country move to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The retailer says it feels it’s...
View ArticleSweats are in, slacks are out: Could ‘work-leisure’ become business as usual?
TORONTO — Every morning when Ariella Baron searched her closet for something to wear to work, she would mentally scroll through her schedule to calibrate her outfit to the tasks the day had in store...
View ArticleLululemon says fourth-quarter sales and profit at top end of expectations
VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter are forecast to come in at the top end of its earlier expectations. The athletic clothing retailer says it now...
View ArticleLululemon to outfit Canadian Olympic, Paralympic athletes through 2028 Games
VANCOUVER — Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be clad in Lululemon as they climb the podium in Beijing next year. The Vancouver-based athletic company has signed on to become the official...
View ArticleHikers honoured for using clothing, turbans to rescue two people near Maple...
A group of hikers whose quick thinking saved two people who fell down a steep embankment at Golden Ears Provincial Park near Maple Ridge earlier this month are being honoured by the RCMP for their...
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