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First-time mom Celia Johnston was looking forward to going back to work after taking full advantage of her maternity and parental leave. “I was excited as a new mom to get back to doing something a little bit more for myself and having a purpose that was a little bit …

High gas prices are making life more expensive for a pregnant woman in northern B.C., who says she has to travel hundreds of kilometres for ultrasound appointments.  Stephanie Roberts lives with her husband and two children in Fort Nelson, in B.C.’s far north, about 130 kilometres south of the B.C.-Yukon border.  She …