News Archive
'Please come back': Family pleads for Merritt woman who disappeared to be found
A B.C. family is trying to find a woman who disappeared nearly two months ago and hopes by sharing their story she’ll come back safely. Tara Moran was...
Climate change and water
Re. Gord Marshall’s letter Why so warm? (Castanet, March 18) I would like to respond to the climate change question. I am no scientist but I have taken...
An AI robot is spotting sick tulips to slow the spread of disease through Dutch bulb fields
Theo works weekdays, weekends and nights and never complains about a sore spine despite performing hour upon hour of what, for a regular farm hand, would be...
Kelly Clarkson 'wants what's owed to her'
Kelly Clarkson is "fighting for what she feels is right" with her lawsuit against Brandon Blackstock. The 41-year-old pop star recently launched a...
Jeff Lynne's ELO announce final tour of North America
Jeff Lynne’s ELO have announced their final tour. 'The Over and Out Tour' of North America will boast 27 dates starting in Palm Desert, California...
Tenant fined for unpaid rent of more than $40,000
A B.C. woman has been fined $5,000 for deliberately not paying rent totalling more than $40,000 in eight separate tenancies spanning five years. A decision by...
Dog owner risks own safety to save pet trapped in icy river
Brian Skakun’s morning walk Saturday along the Fraser River trails south of the city turned to near-disaster when his dog Kato walked out from the shore...
Go from the couch to a long-distance triathlon
UBC Okanagan researchers want to train you for a triathlon--as long as you're between 18 and 39 and you've never trained seriously before. If you're between the...
Human-caused problems
Re. Gord Marshall’s letter Why so warm? (Castanet, March 18) Climate science is a very complicated subject. I even have a tough time wrapping my head...
'The lost season': Winter comes to a close as Canada's warmest on record
The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what...
February inflation rate slows to 2.8% as price growth unexpectedly eases
Canada’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly fell to 2.8 per cent last month, amid sharp declines in cellular and internet services as well as slower...
AstraZeneca to buy Canadian cancer treatment developer Fusion Pharmaceuticals
Canadian cancer treatment developer Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed a deal to be bought by AstraZeneca in an agreement valued at up to US$2.4 billion....
Credit delinquencies on rise among Canadian businesses: Equifax
A new report suggests credit delinquencies among Canadian businesses are on the rise. Equifax Canada's latest quarterly business credit trends report says...
Hong Kong lawmakers pass new national security law, giving government more power to curb dissent
Hong Kong lawmakers passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a...
Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered
Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen...
Young Canadian workers feel isolated and lonely, TELUS Health finds
TELUS Health has released its Mental Health Index today, with reports that examine the mental health of employed people in Canada, the United States, the United...
Ethan Tobman went to great heights with Grammy winner Allison Russell for a Juno nod
Ethan Tobman’s production designs have placed Beyoncé atop a sinking New Orleans police cruiser and perched Taylor Swift on the roof of her...
20-minute red cards? Rugby could be about to shake up its sanctioning process
DUBLIN (AP) — Rugby might be headed toward having 20-minute red cards. The sport’s global governing body will set up a working group to explore whether a...
B.C. auditor to release reports on overdose prevention, safer-supply programs
British Columbia's auditor general is expected to release two independent audits on government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic drug...
As former prime minister Mulroney lies in state, public tributes in Ottawa begin
Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. The former prime minister's casket...