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The stock of Shopify (SHOP) is down 18% after the Ottawa-based e-commerce company reported a surprise loss for its fiscal first quarter.Shopify announced a loss of $0.21 U.S. per share, which was much worse than a profit of $0.09 U.S. that was the consensus expectation of analysts who cover the company. Revenue in the quarter totaled $1.90 billion U.S., which topped Wall Street estimates of $1.83 billion U.S. Sales rose 23% from a year earlier. The value of orders processed on the company’s e-commerce platform increased more than 20% year over year to $60.90 billion U.S.The financial loss in…

Police are looking for the public’s help to track down a Calgary offender.

Rick Tocchet doesn’t mind the fact that his Vancouver Canucks aren’t favoured to win against their next playoff opponent.

The BC Prosecution Service is appealing the not-guilty verdict for a man charged in a tragic crash that killed a Vancouver child.

The pro-Palestinian protesters at McGill University say they have no plans to leave their encampment, despite a closed-door meeting with the school administration and calls from the premier for the demonstration to be shut down.

The Vancouver Canucks secured a second-round playoff date last week with the Edmonton Oilers. In the days since, both fan bases have been sizing up their Canadian competition.

The Alberta government has appointed a new committee to look into ways to speed up the reclamation of the large and growing tailings ponds in the province’s oilsands.

Before and after Tuesday’s official announcement – Travis Green has been hired to be the Ottawa Senators’ head coach – fans were lighting up social media with criticism. The reaction was swift, with many fingers pointing at the Senators for more of the “same old, same old, bad hire … bad hire.” Why not Craig […]

Alberta’s provincial ombudsman says a government body has unfairly denied a young man with autism the supports he needs.