Month: April 2024

A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Vancouver Island.

Social media is awash with criticism after a video showing a worker blowing garbage into the street was shared on Facebook.

What benefit does the average Canadian gain by having billions of dollars go towards an organization that dismantles peace efforts and promotes war and conflict in all corners of the globe?

In a rare development, China’s exports and imports each declined in March as the country’s economy continues to struggle.Customs data shows that China’s exports declined 7.5% in March from a year earlier, while its imports fell 1.9%. China, which is the world’s second biggest economy after the U.S., reported a trade surplus of $58.55 billion U.S. for March. The export and import declines come as China’s economy struggles with a slowdown that has been prompted, in large part, by a crisis in the country’s property sector. China’s government has set a target of 5% economic growth for…

The British Columbia government tabled legislation Thursday that’s designed to hold public bodies accountable for addressing systemic racism in policy and programs, the province’s attorney general said.

Markets will watch the Magnificent Seven this morning. They are looking for Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) both up by over 4%, and Amazon (AMZN) at an all-time high, to rise again today.Trouble looms for traditional sectors, however. Nasdaq has strong buying momentum while the Dow Jones is struggling. Dow’s biggest index constituents have business headwinds. For example, 3M (MMM) has to resolve lawsuits. Its $6 billion settlement related to the earplug is in the final approval phase.Fortunately, Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) are helping to prop the Dow. This offsets the 18.35% drop in shares…

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In the early hours of April 15, 2014, five friends were stabbed to death during a party at a Brentwood home – an act that shook Calgary to its core.

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death Thursday in the country’s biggest ever financial fraud case, a shocking development in an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation.