Single mother’s struggle highlights B.C.'s childcare challenges

Single mother’s struggle highlights B.C.'s childcare challenges

Maria Torres, a single mother and international student, faced an impossible choice: leave her daughter in Mexico or abandon her dreams in BC. Her story exposes the province’s childcare challenges. Joe Sadowski has more.

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