#BRITISHCOLUMBIA News
The Trans Mountain pipeline is about to start pumping oil. What happens next?
theglobeandmail.com The most expensive infrastructure project in Canadian history began as an attempt to provide a simple transport route to the West Coast for growing oil production. A dozen…
Most Canadians don't feel like the economy is doing better, poll finds
financialpost.com Despite forecasts for stronger-than-expected growth in early 2024, a majority of Canadians just don’t like where the economy is headed, according to the latest results of a…
Homebuyers shun new real estate in Vancouver, hurting builders
financialpost.com Politicians are desperate for developers in Vancouver to build more homes to alleviate pressure in one of the continent’s most expensive real estate markets. There’s just…
MAX Power Makes High-Grade Lithium Discovery at Arizona's Willcox Playa
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAX Power Mining Corp. MAXXMAXXF FRANKFURT: 89N))) ("MAX Power" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm the…
As the climate changes, so too do Canadians’ farm fields and dinner tables
theglobeandmail.com Canada’s farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional…
Victory Resources Refocuses with Strategic Sale
tipranks.com Victory Resources (TSE:VR) has released an update. Victory Battery Metals Corp. has strategically sold its Tahlo Lake property in British Columbia ...
Major disaster could pose 'systemic' problem for insurance industry, warns OSFI head
financialpost.com Canada alone among G7 in lacking mechanism for government to stabilize the insurance industry if disaster strikes Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox…
Weather damages in Canada are mounting
financialpost.com Weather damages in Canada are mounting — here are the worst on record Share this Story : Weather damages in Canada are mounting — here are the worst on record 2023 was the…
NOVAGOLD Announces Date of its 2024 Virtual Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
benzinga.com NOVAGOLD's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") will be held virtually on May 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. PST • Shareholders may vote on matters before the…
Is AI About To Replace All Human Writing? Not So Fast
newsweek.com Given how fast AI tools are improving and how much better they're becoming at writing text that sounds human, many are beginning to wonder how far off we might be from a…
Tragic loss of CN Rail worker mourned by United Steelworkers union
benzinga.com BURNABY, British Columbia, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Steelworkers union (USW) announces with heavy hearts the tragic passing of 36-year old Juver…
EVs aren’t burdening Canada’s electricity grids
theglobeandmail.com In certain urban neighbourhoods, it can seem like Tesla Model 3s, Volkswagen ID.4s and Chevy Bolts occupy every third driveway. Zero-emissions vehicles accounted for nearly…
Teledyne FLIR IIS expands its Forge camera series with IP67 rating targeting smart agriculture, food, and beverage industries
benzinga.com RICHMOND, British Columbia, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne FLIR IIS is pleased to announce the Forge® 1GigE IP67, the latest in its industrial camera series…
Cannabix's Breath Logix Alcohol Device Delivers Positive Impact to Private Monitoring Agency in Montana, USA
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabix Technologies Inc. BLO BLOZF 8CT (the "Company or Cannabix") developer of alcohol and marijuana…
Newcore Gold Announces Positive Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Enchi Gold Project, Ghana
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newcore Gold Ltd. ("Newcore" or the "Company") NCAUNCAUF is pleased to announce positive results from the…
Fraser Institute News Release: Ontario curricula for Grades 1 to 12 lacking in Canadian history
benzinga.com TORONTO, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The curriculum guides for Ontario elementary and high school students are lacking in specific Canadian history content, and are…
Veritext Legal Solutions Extends Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Scholarship Program
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia and LIVINGSTON, N.J., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veritext Legal Solutions, the leader in technology-enabled court reporting services and…
Koryx Copper Intersects 207 Meters at 0.49% and 116 Meters at 0.54% Copper Equivalent
benzinga.com All drill intercepts included multiple + 2 metre samples with > 1.00% CuEq with one interval returning 3.95% CuEq, the highest in the history of the project VANCOUVER,…
Green Thumb Continues its Florida Retail Expansion with Opening of RISE Dispensary Wesley Chapel, its 16th Florida Location, on April 26
benzinga.com CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- , a rapidly growing cannabis retail chain owned by ("Green Thumb" or the "Company") GTII GTBIF,…
MAG Announces First Quarter 2024 Production From Juanicipio
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAG Silver Corp. MAG ("MAG" or "MAG Silver") reports production from Juanicipio (56% / 44% Fresnillo plc…
Fiscal picture for provinces getting worse, but don't blame irresponsible spending
financialpost.com Finances have deteriorated in a number of provinces over the past year, but at least one bank believes that rising deficits don’t necessarily mean governments are being…
Market watchdog launches investigation of Alberta electricity operator
theglobeandmail.com Alberta’s market watchdog is investigating the operator of the province’s power grid for possible contraventions of its duty to provide a reliable and fair electricity…
Endeavour Silver Provides Q1 2024 Construction Progress Update on Terronera; Construction Progress Reaches 53% Completion
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endeavour Silver Corp. ("Endeavour" or the "Company") EXKEDR is pleased to provide a Q1 2024 construction…
Trailbreaker Commences Drilling at the Liberty Copper Property, BC
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trailbreaker Resources Ltd. (TBK.V) ("Trailbreaker" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has…
Lower prices, stubborn costs could weigh on copper miners' quarterly results
finance.yahoo.com North American copper miners are expected to report a decline in first-quarter earnings this week due to lower prices of the red metal amid persistently high costs.…
Crypto miners face energy refusal, restriction in Canadian provinces
cointelegraph.com Manitoba is extending a moratorium on new power connections, and British Columbia is introducing legislation that could prohibit the provision of power to new miners.
Atico Produces 3.34 Million Pounds of Cu and 2,156 Ounces of Au in First Quarter 2024
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atico Mining Corporation (the "Company" or "Atico") ((TSX.V: ATY, OTCQX:ATCMF) announces its operating…
Veteran mediator appointed to head inquiry into disputes at B.C. ports
theglobeandmail.com Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to head an industrial inquiry commission into disputes at British Columbia ports. Mr. Ready…
How Close Is AI to Actually Stealing Your Dream Job?
entrepreneur.com By leveraging AI's efficiency with human intuition, we can continue to use automation to optimize tasks and address complex challenges more effectively. Opinions expressed…
CPABC: Housing starts fall across the Thompson-Okanagan in 2023
benzinga.com KELOWNA, British Columbia, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British…
The Founders Arena Unveils Startups Participating in Second Annual WealthTech Accelerator
benzinga.com New cohort features companies innovating in areas including AI, Data Analytics, Automation, Estate Planning, and Embedded Finance Accelerator program aims to foster digital…
Stories of Resilience
benzinga.com KAMPLOOPS, BC, April 22, 2024 /CNW/ - the Resilience Institute (TRI) is proud to announce the celebration of Stories of Resilience – Voices from across British Columbia's…
WILDBRAIN APPOINTS VETERAN ENTERTAINMENT AND SECURITIES LAWYER MARK TRACHUK AS GENERAL COUNSEL
benzinga.com Former eOne General Counsel brings more than 35 years of experience in corporate and securities law, strategic negotiations and governance for public companies TORONTO,…
HYTN Innovates GMP Stability Programs, Sets Industry Benchmark
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HYTN Innovations Inc. HYTN FSE: 85W0))) "HYTN" or "The Company", a leader in the development, formulation,…
Endeavour Silver Celebrates Milestone: Terronera Surpasses 50% Construction Completion
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endeavour Silver Corp. ("Endeavour" or the "Company") EXKEDR announces a significant milestone in the…
Low-Frequency Noise Is Pervasive. Does That Matter?
nakedcapitalism.com Lambert here: Nothing to lose sleep over. Or not? By Lourdes Medrano, a journalist based in Southern Arizona, and a senior contributor at Undark. Originally published in…
This couple bought a rundown abandoned house for $1.5 million and plan to make it their forever home: Take a look inside
cnbc.com Jenna Phipps and Nick Volkov bought this abandoned property in Vancouver with plans to turn it into their forever home. In October 2023, Nick Volkov came across a unique…
The True Story Behind ‘Under the Bridge’: What Happened to Reena Virk?
variety.com How does a fight between a group of teenagers result in murder? Hulu‘s new true-crime series “Under the Bridge,” based on the late Rebecca Godfrey’s non-fiction book,…
Edward Rogers: Why innovation and investment matter for Rogers and for Canada
financialpost.com When Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. merged one year ago, it wasn’t just the largest deal in Canadian telecom history, it was the coming together of…
How much is too much? Analyzing the U.S. and Canada’s government debt problem
theglobeandmail.com Nearly two decades ago, David Walker went on tour across the United States. Not as a rock star or a travelling preacher, though he did have a sermon to spread. Instead, Mr.…
Report: ShipBob Planning to Launch IPO With $4 Billion Valuation
pymnts.com ShipBob is reportedly planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) as soon as late 2024. The listing could value the eCommerce fulfillment service provider at about…
Prospect Ridge Launches Investor Awareness Campaign
tipranks.com Prospect Ridge Resources Corp. (TSE:PRR) has released an update. Prospect Ridge Resources Corp., a British Columbia-based gold exploration company,...
‘Under the Bridge’: A List of All the Songs in the Hulu Series
thewrap.com The Hulu true-crime series “Under the Bridge” is set in Victoria, British Columbia, 1997, shortly after the drive-by shooting death of Notorious B.I.G. and the slain…
Magic Castle Trial: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Magician Charged With Revealing Secrets
hollywoodreporter.com On the East Coast, all eyes are on Donald Trump and his criminal trial over alleged hush-money payments made to porn actress Stormy Daniels and others. And on the West…
Posthaste: Here's another sign interest rates have more Canadians walking a financial tightrope
financialpost.com For February, proposals to renegotiate loans rose 31.2 per cent in Ontario from the same time last year, overtaking the previous high from November 2023. In Saskatchewan,…
David Dodge says new federal budget hurts the fight against inflation
financialpost.com Former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said the increase in spending in the federal government’s new budget will make the central bank’s battle against rising prices…
Opinion: Canada will finally allow banks to share data about crooked clients to combat financial crime
theglobeandmail.com The Liberal government is moving into the 21st century and belatedly giving banks an important tool to foil financial criminals. As outlined in the federal budget, Ottawa…
CPABC: Southwest B.C. housing starts reach all-time high, investment boosted by major project activity in 2023
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British…
CPABC: Prince Rupert housing starts accelerate in 2023 as major project activity falls in Northwest B.C
benzinga.com SMITHERS, British Columbia, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British…
‘Under the Bridge’ Bleakly Surveys Doomed Adolescence
vanityfair.com All sensational murder cases will someday be turned into a television series. This week, the death of Reena Virk—just 14 years old when she was killed in British Columbia in…
Gas hits almost $7 near US border
newsweek.com Gas prices hit nearly $7 a gallon right above the U.S. border, as Americans face their own price jolts amid lingering high inflation and economic uncertainty. In a new…
A category innovation: Pure Sunfarms introduces Hi-Def Pre-Rolls
benzinga.com DELTA, British Columbia, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pure Sunfarms Corp. ("Pure Sunfarms"), a leading producer in the Canadian cannabis market and wholly owned…
Canadian banks risk falling behind global peers under new capital rules, RBC's McKay warns
financialpost.com Canadian regulators should rethink capital requirements imposed on the country’s largest financial institutions if banks in the United States and Europe are not forced to…
For sale: one brand-new oil pipeline. $34 billion OBO. Call Ottawa
cbc.ca In her budget speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland took a moment to celebrate the finishing touch on expansion of the Trans Mountain…
Discover the Mastery of the Culinary Arts with the return of Steak Masters to Chop Steakhouse & Bar
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An immersive culinary experience embracing artistry and excellence is officially launching on April 18, with…
Newsom Signs 'Climate Collaboration' Agreement with Norway
tftc.io In an effort to address the soaring utility prices attributed to the state's aggressive climate policies, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a memorandum of…
‘Under the Bridge’ Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Premiere?
thewrap.com Hulu’s new true crime drama “Under the Bridge” stars Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones and The Six”) as journalist Rebecca Godfrey and Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”)…
British Columbia's Rental Protection Fund Calls for Urgency Following the Unveiling of Canada's 2024 Federal Budget
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled Canada's 2024 Federal Budget this week, which included details on…
Stallion Uranium Drilling Continues to Hit Anomalous Radioactivity
benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stallion Uranium Corp. (the "Company" or "Stallion") STUDSTLNFHM)) is pleased to announce that it has…