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Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for canceled and delayed flights
The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better...
More British Columbians support a BC United-BC Conservative merger, says survey
With five months to go before British Columbians cast their ballots in the provincial election, our collective concerns remain clear. Housing, poverty and...
Boeing posts a $355 million loss as the plane maker tries to dig out from under its latest crisis
Boeing said Wednesday that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as it...
Josef Newgarden’s win in IndyCar’s season-opening race has been disqualified. O'Ward named winner
Josef Newgarden’s win in IndyCar’s season-opening race at St. Petersburg was disqualified Wednesday because Team Penske manipulated its push-to-pass system...
Canadians should expect politicians to support right to bail, Virani's office says
The public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent, the office of Canada's justice minister says, warning that...
Metro reports Q2 profit down from year ago, sales edged higher
Metro Inc. reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its sales edged higher. The food and drugstore retailer says it earned $187.1...
A socialist responds
Re. greg Snider's letter Taxation complaints (Castanet, April 23) “Socialists and communists have a hatred for anyone working hard and prospering....
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of...
Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman's life
Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart....
Export of wood pellets from B.C. forests challenged in report
The amount of wood pellets chipped out of British Columbia’s forests and shipped overseas has doubled in the past 10 years, raising concerns the timber...
RCMP stop vehicle using vise grips for steering wheel
RCMP in Saskatchewan stopped a vehicle that was using vise grips instead of a steering wheel. At approximately 1:30 p.m., a member of Prince Albert Combined...
Katy Perry teases 'biggest song' yet co-written by rising star Lu Kala
Katy Perry has teamed up with Congolese-Canadian singer Lu Kala on one of her "biggest songs that has yet to come out". The 39-year-old pop star...
Too early for restrictions
It does not make any sense to impose watering restrictions in Kamloops while the level of the Thompson River is rising. It will be some time until the freshet...
Megan Thee Stallion denies sexual harassment allegations as ‘salacious’ cash-grab
Megan Thee Stallion has denied sexual harassment allegations against her as a “salacious” money-grab. The 29-year-old ‘Savage’ rapper is...
Nadal says he is not 100% fit ahead of Madrid debut. Spaniard still unsure about playing French Open
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will play in the Madrid Open despite not being fully fit and didn't seem too optimistic about his chances of being ready for the...
Statistics Canada reports February retail sales down 0.1% to $66.7 billion
Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.1 per cent to $66.7 billion in February, weighed down by lower sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. The...
Rogers Communications reports Q1 profit down from year ago, revenue up
Rogers Communications Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of $256 million, down from $511 million a year ago, as it faced higher depreciation and amortization...
B.C. man awarded nearly $500,000 for 2018 car accident
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded David Reeve almost $500,000 in damages after being rear-ended in 2018 by Prince Rupert resident Freeman Brown on April...
B.C. prosecutors decline to lay charges against Mounties who shot Jared Lowndes
The British Columbia Prosecution Service says it has decided not to lay charges against three Mounties involved in the July 2021 shooting death of a 38-year-old...
Taylor Swift ‘one of the family’ in Kansas City Chiefs
Taylor Swift is considered “one of the family” by her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs coach. The ‘Bad Blood’ singer,...