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 […]

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CUPE Local 3550, the union that represents EAs, says this means a strike could happen in the new year if they can’t reach a fair deal.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The janitors who clean Vancouver’s International Airport have ratified a new collective agreement. The strike at the airport ended on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Strike action was set to escalate today, however SEIU Local 2 suspended those actions and was able […]

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Up to 100 millimetres of rain could drench Metro Vancouver and other areas, while winds up to 100 km/h could hit Vancouver Island.

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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

TORONTO — Silver Bear Resources Plc (“Silver Bear” or the “Company“) (TSX: SBR) announces the voting results of its annual general and special meeting (the “Meeting”) held today in Moscow, Russia. A total of 423,712,890 ordinary shares were voted in connection with the Meeting, representing approximately 62.46% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of […]

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

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Kashani's body was found after firefighters responded to a bush fire on Sept. 22, 2023, and his death was deemed suspicious

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SINGAPORE, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verde AgriTech Ltd. (TSX: “NPK”) (OTCQX: “VNPKF”) (“Verde” or the “Company”) announces that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Cristiano Veloso, has terminated the automatic securities disposition plan (the “ASDP“) previously announced in the Company’s press release dated September 28, 2023.1 Mr. Veloso was not in possession of […]

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In Metro Vancouver, southeast winds will likely gust to 80 km/h especially near the Strait of Georgia by late morning and in the afternoon and evening.

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