8 h. ago Vancouver urges Burnaby, Surrey to take more responsibility to solve homeless crisis

B.C. Housing Minister urges Vancouver council to reject Mayor Sim's motion to pause new supportive housing projects

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10 h. ago B.C. prepared to make ‘substantive changes’ to interprovincial trade barriers

British Columbia's economic development minister says the government plans to enter next week's meeting with other provinces prepared to make "substantive changes" to its interprovincial trade barriers as the threat of hefty U.S. tariff threats loom.

Economics

12 h. ago Lethbridge city councillor asking colleagues to confirm city's stance opposing coal mines

A Lethbridge city councillor is asking her council colleagues to confirm their opposition to any coal mines — including the proposed Grassy Mountain project — that “risk damage” to the Oldman watershed. Australia-based Northback Holdings has applied to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for a temporary drilling program to explore for coal and divert water […]

Economics

12 h. ago What it will be like to use Canada's new largest border crossing in Ontario

Canada and the U.S. are inching ever closer to the opening of the highly-anticipated Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will soon serve as the largest border crossing between the two countries, as well as the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.As we approach the seventh anniversary of work starting on the gargantuan infrastructure project, residents stand just months away from actually being able to use it. And, the team working to wrap things up on the ground continues to drum up excitement with extraordinary drone footage, behind-the-scenes looks, and other updates.The latest is a mini-tour of some of the border checkpoint's facilities, including a drive-through of an inspection lane and the secondary inspection area once vehicles cross the six-lane, 2.5-kilometre-long viaduct over the Detroit River into Windsor, Ontario.A clip posted to the project's official YouTube page on Thursday takes viewers through one of the crossing's five-meter ta...

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15 h. ago Economists Trim Canada’s Growth Outlook as Tariff Threats Linger

Economists are trimming their estimates for Canada’s growth as the threat of a trade battle with the US is seen weighing on business investment.

Economics

15 h. ago Green Ribbon Panel Economic and Energy Leaders Release Statement on Tariff Threat

Panel’s D.C. roundtable highlights key principles to ensure energy security and a sustainable future WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yesterday, the Green Ribbon Panel issued a statement emphasizing the importance of Canada-US economic cooperation to secure a sustainable energy future and strengthen economic resilience. At a roundtable of business, policy, labour and sector […]

Politics

17 h. ago Bird flu found in U.S. rats for the first time as cases keep rising

Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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19 h. ago Two new genomics research projects in B.C. aim to stay ahead of bird flu threat

Genome B.C. is funding the two projects, led by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

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19 h. ago Preview: Sports is king in many men's lives and LeBron basketball play shows how it forges friendships

Alberta Theatre Projects should have a slamdunk with its latest, a basketball play about friendship. Since it premiered in Chicago in March 2022, and subsequently transferred to New York the following year, King James has become the most-produced new play in America. Alberta Theatre Projects, in partnership with Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius, has the Canadian premiere. […]

Sport

20 h. ago Securing Canada’s future: The urgent need for a national natural gas and LNG strategy

Our country stands at a pivotal crossroads — one path leads to economic prosperity and energy security, while the other risks uncertainty and instability. The choices we make today will define our future. For the past three years, I have had the privilege of working internationally, overseeing the development of energy projects in more than […]

Society

20 h. ago Pope marks week in hospital with pneumonia as obvious question is asked: Might he resign?

ROME — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old pontiff continued fighting pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection, the Vatican said. The Vatican late Thursday reported a “slight improvement” in his overall clinical condition, with his heart working well. […]

Science

22 h. ago Canagold Announces Antimony Mineral Resource Estimate for New Polaris Gold Project

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canagold Resources Ltd. (TSX: CCM, OTC-QB: CRCUF, Frankfurt: CANA) (“Canagold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a Mineral Resource Update for New Polaris Gold Project that quantifies the antimony metal contained within the current gold resource. The current gold resource includes 5,630 tonnes of antimony metal within the base case […]

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29 h. ago Your phone can now scan products to see if they're made in Canada

Trying to stick to a grocery list of items made in Canada? A new online platform makes it easy for shoppers to support Canadian businesses.Scanuck.ca is a platform that allows users to check where a product is made, and it's quite easy to use: using your phone, go to the website, allow access to your camera, and scan the item's bar code.Once scanned, the site will provide details of the product's country of origin.CVO of tech company KP9 Wil McReynolds said he developed Scanuck.ca in February. The Owen Sound, Ont. resident recalled how his wife suggested a scanner similar to one he created in 2016 to help users identify gluten-free products.And Scanuck.ca certainly fulfills a need as more Canadians boycott U.S.-made products amid a tariff war: the website has had 48,000 scans since it launched."This was a passion project that went viral," said McReynolds.McReynolds said the response has been "overwhelmingly positive" and plans to roll out more features and i...

Technology

35 h. ago York Region’s Project Dusk charges 20 people in 47 home break

York Regional Police have charged 20 people, some from as far away from Chile and Albania, with 235 offences involving 47 residential breaks-ins following a four-month probe called Project Dusk. Between October 2024 and January 2025, investigators with the YRP Integrated Property Crime Task Force say they dismantled six separate alleged organized crime groups responsible […]

Other

35 h. ago B.C. creates new food economy task force to face U.S. tariff threat

The 15 members from across the agriculture and food sectors will make recommendations on how to ensure B.C. residents have continued access to healthy and affordable food.

Economics

35 h. ago Enbridge Great Lakes pipeline tunnel project permit upheld by Michigan appeals court

Enbridge wants to build a protective tunnel around section Line 5 pipeline along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac between Superior, Wisconsin, and Sarnia, Ontario

Other

35 h. ago In Calgary courts: Veiled threat made by convicted killer minutes after widow forgives him for his role in her husband's death

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Feb. 18-21, 2025

Events

36 h. ago Tariffs could force ‘rebalancing away’ from U.S. for oil exports: Cenovus CEO

Speaking on Cenovus's fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday, president and CEO Jon McKenzie said the tariffs could affect "so many of the variables that impact our cash flow."

Economics

37 h. ago Third Lane Mobility Achieves Milestone: $204 Million in Gross Bookings, Attains First

Operating the Bird and Spin Micromobility Brands, the Company Expands Global Footprint with 15 New Market Launches in the First Half of 2025, Eight Secured Through Competitive RFP Process | Gross Bookings $204, Increase of 17% Adjusted EBITDA $19.2M, Improvement of 193% TORONTO, ON, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Third Lane Mobility, the largest […]

Economics

37 h. ago US winter flu deaths outpace Covid for first time in five years

(Bloomberg) — Influenza is overtaking Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter — the first time in five years the seasonal illness has surpassed the pandemic pathogen. Since Covid began spreading widely in early 2020, it has killed almost 42 times more people in the US than the flu. Yet preliminary mortality […]

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