Former senator Nancy Greene Raine worked for two years on legislation banning the advertising of unhealthy food to children.

Studies have shown that kids may be exposed to as many as 1,000 ads a year on television from fast food chains. Each child may see thousands more food ads on smartphones, tablets, and computers.

The gold medal skier, who is the director of skiing at Sun Peaks Resort, is having her thyroid removed at Kelowna General Hospital.