7 h. ago More than half of trucks stopped in B.C. safety blitz pulled from the road

A recent two-day enforcement blitz in Metro Vancouver handed out more than $18,000 in fines and caught more than 500 safety infractions.

Transport

8 h. ago Despite residents' creosote concerns, council unanimously supports redevelopment of former CBC property

A developer wants to build three buildings ranging from four to six storeys, and a total of 269 homes on the Canada creosote site

Sport

9 h. ago UK and Germany to Pledge to Defend Each Other in Reset of Ties

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will sign a new Anglo-German treaty in London on Thursday that includes a commitment to assist each other in case of armed attack.

Other

11 h. ago These 2 people in Quebec are sharing a $70M Lotto Max jackpot

Jacques Deschamps, a Montérégie, resident, and Wilhelmina Van Leeuwen from Montreal will be splitting the cheque and taking home $35 million each.

Economics

14 h. ago The first of new disability benefit payments are about to arrive for eligible Canadians

Applications for the new Canada Disability Benefit opened in June, and the first round of monthly payments will commence this week.According to Patty Hajdu, minister of jobs and families and minister responsible for the federal economic development agency for Northern Ontario, the new benefit is designed to provide financial assistance to low-income, working-age Canadians with disabilities. Canadians who met the requirements were invited to apply on June 20. June marked the first month of eligibility for the Service Canada-administered benefit program.The third Thursday of each month will be payment day. Those whose applications were approved by June 30 will see their first payment drop on July 17.The federal government states that if you qualify, you will begin receiving payments the month following the receipt and approval of your application. If your application is approved in July 2025 or later and you were entitled to payments in earlier months, you wil...

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16 h. ago Affaire Epstein: Ghislaine Maxwell pourrait invoquer une «mauvaise conduite du gouvernement» pour contester son incarcération

La contestation envers la peine de Ghislaine Maxwell survient alors que le président américain Donald Trump se retrouve dans l’eau chaude.

Transport

17 h. ago Write the World Launches Clara, a Free AI Writing Assistant for Teens, on Its Global Platform

Clara asks teenagers helpful questions to boost creativity, sharpen critical thinking, and strengthen writing competence and confidence. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.8 — Write the World, a global nonprofit providing online writing programs that build literacy and critical thinking skills in teenagers (ages 13-19), fostering their growth as global citizens, is announcing the launch of Clara, a Socratic […]

Other

18 h. ago Review: The Weeknd brings After Hours Til Dawn tour to B.C. Place

When The Weeknd is on, he is like a force of pop perfection that nothing can stop

Other

20 h. ago Newcore Gold Drilling Intersects 0.89 g/t Gold over 33.0 Metres and 3.98 g/t Gold over 6.0 Metres, at the Enchi Gold Project, Ghana

Drilling Intersects Wide Zones of Near Surface Gold Mineralization at the Sewum Gold Deposit VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newcore Gold Ltd. (“Newcore” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NCAU, OTCQX: NCAUF) is pleased to announce additional drill results from the 35,000-metre drill program underway at the Company’s 100% owned Enchi Gold Project […]

Other

22 h. ago N.B. rent assistance program stops taking applicants after maxing out in fiscal year

A provincial benefit helping low-income New Brunswickers pay their rent is no longer accepting applications because it has used up most of the money allocated for this fiscal year.

Other

23 h. ago MacDonald: The ideal setting for the prime minister's new home

Let's stop debating whether Mark Carney should move into Rideau Hall. There's a better solution.

Politics

31 h. ago Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers seeks extortion tips from victims

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers is taking the "unusual step" of accepting tips from extortion victims amid ongoing threats targeting businesses in Surrey, B.C., and elsewhere. 

Events

31 h. ago CARBON DONE RIGHT DEVELOPMENTS INC. ANNOUNCES DELAY IN FILING OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND APPLICATION FOR MANAGEMENT CEASE TRADE ORDER

VANCOUVER, BC, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carbon Done Right Developments Inc. (“Carbon Done Right” or the “Company”) (TSXV: KLX) (FSE: Q1C), a leading provider of high-quality carbon credits sourced exclusively from afforestation and reforestation projects developed and owned by the Company, announces that it will not meet the filing date for filing of […]

Economics

31 h. ago Newmont Announces Monetization of Equity Received Through Successful Divestiture Program

Expected to Generate ~$470 million in Net Proceeds, Reflecting Strong Equity Appreciation Newmont Remains on Track to Deliver on its 2025 Guidance and Capital Allocation Priorities DENVER — Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) (“Newmont” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has executed agreements for the sale of […]

Other

31 h. ago Blue Door AM I Announces Launch of $64.8 Million DST Offering

LADERA RANCH, Calif. — Blue Door AM I, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Strategic Storage Growth Trust III, Inc. (“SSGT III”), and an affiliate of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”), is pleased to announce the launch of Blue Door Property II, DST (“Blue Door II”), a new Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) investment program. Blue […]

Economics

32 h. ago Cleanfarms to Launch Recycling Program for Pesticide and Fertilizer Containers in Newfoundland

ETOBICOKE, Ontario, July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New this year, Newfoundland farmers can bring their empty pesticide and fertilizer containers 23L and under to Cleanfarms collection events to be recycled. This update will provide Newfoundland farmers the opportunity to manage these containers responsibly and keep them out of landfills and the environment. In Newfoundland, […]

Sport

33 h. ago ‘Hijacked’ plane from Vancouver Island prompts security incident at YVR

Vancouver airport said, "Shortly before 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, a security incident involving a small private aircraft in the airspace near YVR prompted a temporary ground stop."

Events

34 h. ago [PHOTOS] Hommage national: ces personnalités ont dit un dernier au revoir à Serge Fiori

De Luc Plamondon au premier ministre François Legault, plusieurs personnalités ont assisté à la cérémonie d’hommage à Serge Fiori mardi.

Society

34 h. ago Florida residents stop dinner, grab tools to rescue 4 people in plane crash

Residents in a Miami suburb used an ax, fire extinguisher and garden hose to rescue four people from a small plane that crashed into a tree in yet another mishap near a busy South Florida airport. “It was nothing short of heroic,” Angelo Castillo, the mayor of Pembroke Pines in Broward County, said Tuesday. But […]

Events

35 h. ago MLB’s 2027 work stoppage? Baseball folks already are talking about it

Major League Baseball’s all-star break is no longer a break, not for the people who run these clubs, anyway. The draft, which is just about all-consuming for team executives, runs Sunday and Monday of all-star week. The trade deadline looms at the end of the month. When to rest? “Circle Dec. 2, 2026, on your […]

Sport