4 hours ago Wild Christmas sees B.C. Ferries cancel sailings over ’severe’ forecast

VANCOUVER — B.C. Ferries has cancelled many sailings on Christmas Day after Environment Canada issued dozens of wind and heavy rain warnings for British Columbia’s south coast. The ferry firm said the “severe” forecast meant all sailings between Tsawwassen and Duke Point in Nanaimo, B.C., on Wednesday had to be axed, while trips between Tsawwassen […]

Culture

4 hours ago Big streaming companies won’t have to make Canadian content payments until court appeal heard

Global streamers like Netflix challenged a CRTC ruling that foreign streamers must pay 5% of their annual Canadian revenues to a Canadian content fund

Economics

5 hours ago Continuous Biomarker Monitoring Pioneer Proton Intelligence Inc Announces a $6.95 Million Seed Raise to Initiate Human Trials for Potassium Monitoring in Patients With Kidney Disease

VANCOUVER, British Columbia & MELBOURNE, Australia — Proton Intelligence Inc., developing the first-ever Continuous Potassium Monitoring (CKM™) platform, today announced the closing of its $6.95 million USD Seed Financing round joined by SOSV, We Venture Capital, Tenmile, LongeVC, 15th Rock, Exor, and Trampoline Venture Partners. The CKM™ platform is designed to transform the management of […]

Economics

6 hours ago Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people […]

Politics

6 hours ago Ripe avalanche conditions for parts of B.C. expected to persist this week: forecaster

A forecaster says ripe avalanche conditions are expected to persist across much of British Columbia for the rest of the week. Large swaths of the province, stretching from the coast to the Alberta boundary, are under “considerable” or “moderate” avalanche danger warnings. Tyson Rettie with Avalanche Canada says the conditions are largely a result of […]

Culture

6 hours ago Economists warn of ‘perfect storm’ hitting weak Canadian dollar as 2025 looms

The Bank of Canada is hoping the diverging interest rate will spur investment but it could take a few years to stabilize, which is affecting some of the economic outlooks.

Culture

6 hours ago Terry Newman: Poilievre’s plan to ‘defund’ woke antisemitism can’t come soon enough

The Conservative leader will bring the common sense and moral clarity Canada so desperately needs

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7 hours ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith scores tickets to Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony

'Following the Inauguration, the Premier hopes to meet with energy groups, congresspeople, and various officials'

Politics

8 hours ago Canada’s premiers join call to extend 2024 charitable donation deadline

Canada's month-long postal strike impacted charities, which rely on the last few months of the year for much of their donations

Events

8 hours ago Des pays achetés par Trump sur Amazon: la famille du président élu se moque du Canada, du Groenland et du Panama

Au tour d’Eric Trump de se payer la tête de ces pays.

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