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2 dead after car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper, authorities say
Two people were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper just west of Seattle, authorities said Saturday evening. The trooper was not...
Weather is the hot topic as eclipse spectators stake out their spots in US, Mexico and Canada
Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently hoping for clear skies despite forecasts calling for clouds along most of the...
Canadian Airbus workers reject company's second contract offer
Unionized employees at the Airbus assembly facility in Mirabel, Que., have rejected the company's latest contract offer in a vote earlier today. A statement...
'You can hear it': Those with low vision can enjoy the eclipse with interactive tools
Total solar eclipses like the much-anticipated one taking place on Monday are usually thought of as visual experiences. Lasting memories of the day might...
P&G recalls 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain and other laundry detergents over packaging defect
Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in the U.S. and Canada due to a defect in...
Canada’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.1% in March as job growth comes to a halt
UPDATE 6:50 a.m. The Unemployment rate in B.C. rose to 5.5 per cent in March from 5.2 per cent in February. In Kelowna, the rate slipped slightly, from 5.5 per...
US employers added a surprisingly robust 303,000 jobs in March in a sign of economic strength
America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the...
Apple lays off more than 600 workers in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts
Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry...
PVR Pullback: Bell to delete viewer's saved TV shows and movies after 60 days
Bell Fibe subscribers are being warned that TV shows and movies saved on their PVRs will vanish much faster starting next month. The telecom giant has notified...
US first-quarter auto sales grew 5.1% despite high interest rates, but EV growth slows further
New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 5.1% from January through March, as buyers stayed in the market despite high interest rates. But electric vehicle sales...
B.C.'s Cedar LNG gives notice to proceed to EPC stage
Developers of the Cedar LNG have marked a critical milestone with the signing of long-term natural gas offtake agreements and a notice to proceed with...
Ford to delay production of new electric pickup and large SUV as US EV sales growth slows
With U.S. electric vehicle sales starting to slow, Ford Motor Co. says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a new large electric SUV as it...
Home prices could hit peak levels by next year, set new highs in 2026: CMHC report
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting home prices could match peak levels seen in early 2022 by next year and reach new highs by 2026. The...
Dollarama reports Q4 profit, sales up from a year ago even as inventory losses rise
Dollarama Inc.'s new chief financial officer says shrinkage — a metric the company uses to track inventory lost through theft, damage and fraud...
Crypto-trading platform Coinbase secures registration licence in Canada
Canadian regulators have cleared crypto-trading platform Coinbase to do business in the country as a restricted dealer. Coinbase says it means they're the...
Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk's X. Not everyone is happy about it
Elon Musk's X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring complimentary blue checks for some of its users, the latest unexpected shift to...
Statistics Canada says trade surplus up in February as gold exports hit record high
Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade surplus increased to $1.4 billion in February as exports of gold hit an all-time high. The agency...
Ford Motor Co. delays start of EV production at Oakville, Ont., plant until 2027
Ford Motor Co. is delaying the start of electric vehicle production at its plant in Oakville, Ont., by two years. The U.S. automaker had planned to start...
Disney shareholders back CEO Iger, rebuff activist shareholders who wanted to shake up the company
Disney shareholders rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger, voting Wednesday to rebuff activist investor Nelson Peltz and his ally, former Disney Chief...
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to enter commercial service May 1
The Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion will go into commercial service on May 1. The Crown corporation behind the project, which will increase the existing...