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This grandmother works gruelling 70-hour weeks just to pay the bills. And she’s not alone

Young outside of the home she rents with her husband in Flatrock, N.L. She says the two don’t have much time to spare for each other these days. (Malone Mullin/CBC) …

B.C. ultra triathlete becomes first in the world to complete 3 double-Deca races

by Virginia Chavez

Imagine running, swimming and biking more than 4,500 kilometres for 26 days with three-hour naps and 15-minute breaks in between. Now imagine doing that twice in a row. Shanda Hill of Vernon, B.C., just did. After …