Life

FILE - A golden lion tamarin sits in a tree in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 8, 2022. There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding among branches of the Brazilian rainforest than any other time since modern conservation efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey released Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, reveals. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)
Brazil’s endangered golden monkeys have recovered following big population drop from yellow fever

Teaser clips at the end of last week’s Amazing Race Canada episode showed flashes of popular locations around the city, including Craidarroch Castle. (Natasha Baldin/News Staff)
Victoria to be the backdrop of next Amazing Race Canada episode

The San Antonio Fire spreads uphill west of Petaluma, Ca., Friday, June 30, 2023. The entire planet sweltered for the two unofficial hottest days in human recordkeeping Monday and Tuesday, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project. The unofficial heat records come after months of unusually hot conditions due to climate change and a strong El Nino event. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)
For the third time in a week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?

Principal Scientist Denise Cecil retrieves supplies while working at UW Medicine's Cancer Vaccine Institute Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Seattle. Vaccines under development at UW Medicine are designed to work for many patients, not just a single patient. Tests are underway in early and advanced breast cancer, lung cancer and ovarian cancer. Some results may come as soon as next year. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

FILE - Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

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4-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees

Colin Eckstrand with his book and the Amazon page on his computer. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Magical experiences of youth provide inspiration

Eula Johnson, 105, and Eleanor Pattison, 102, share details about their lives with friends at The Wellesley. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
VIDEO: Victoria seniors share their secrets to a long life including walking and good genes