7 hours ago A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships

Cleanup continued in the Kerch Strait near Russian-occupied Crimea on Sunday, a week after at least 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken Russian tankers. More than 7,500 people, many of them volunteers, raced to rescue wildlife and clean up shorelines blighted by mazut, a heavy, low-quality oil product, according to […]

Events

25 hours ago Reform school abuse survivor David McCann invested into Order of Canada

While many recipients of the Order of Canada might view it as a crowning achievement, he sees it instead as something he can use to do even more.

Society

26 hours ago Police ask for public's help to solve two 'targeted' shootings in northeast Edmonton

“We are thankful that there were no life-threatening injuries related to these events and remain hopeful residents in the area may have information that helps us find those responsible"

Events

28 hours ago Book review: Tom Wayman's The Road to Appledore leads to extraordinary poetry and prose

This guy is the real deal, and more Canadians should be reading his books.

Technology

31 hours ago Lions Bay was warned in 2022 climate change would bring more landslides, debris flows

Multiple expert studies have been handed to the village council in the past decade, but recommendations not acted upon

Society

33 hours ago NASP Tells Congress and the Incoming Trump Administration: Pharmacies and Patients Can’t Continue to Wait for PBM Reform

Washington, DC, Dec. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy issued the following statement: As the non-profit trade organization representing specialty pharmacies that support patients with significant and complex diseases (cancer, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, organ transplantation, rare diseases, etc) we are extremely frustrated and disappointed that the new funding […]

Society

45 hours ago Police arrest man making ‘inappropriate sexual advances’ to girl at Port Moody bus stop

Derek Sangris has been the subject of previous public warnings and has a history of sexual offences in B.C. dating back a decade.

Events