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Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her…
Man who helped recruit players into a sprawling NCAA basketball point-shaving scheme pleads guilty
One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme that allegedly raked in millions…
White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage
Peaceful and violent, in video game screenshots and movie clips and on professional playing fields,…
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against…
Simon & Schuster names former Amazon executive Greg Greeley as CEO, succeeding Jonathan Karp
NEW YORK (AP) — Upending a longtime tradition of promoting from within its ranks, Simon…
NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will put more than $900 million into the…
Marc Miller says Musqueam deal has ‘nothing to do with’ private property
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller says a rights acknowledgment agreement between the federal government…
Overseas trade propels Port of Vancouver to record cargo volumes
MONTREAL — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says a record amount of cargo flowed through…
Automaker allowed more tariff-free U.S. imports due to higher Canadian production
OTTAWA — Ottawa is letting an unnamed automaker import a higher quota of U.S.-made vehicles…
Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters
The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support…
‘Wine tonight?:’ Statistics Canada data shows liquor store sales down another year
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Having alcohol in the home felt like an eternal struggle for Andrea Pain. “I always…
Ottawa says it will spend up to $94.5M to improve jobs data in key industries
OTTAWA — The federal government said Monday it’s planning to spend up to $94.5 million…
Treasury Board not tracking impact of public service job cuts on equity groups
OTTAWA — Advocates are raising concerns about how job cuts will affect public servants in…
Damaging winds forecast for much of Alberta and parts of B.C. and Saskatchewan
EDMONTON — Environment Canada warned residents in much of Alberta and southern Saskatchewan to secure…
Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony
Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage…
Mid-century modern airport lounge in central Newfoundland gets heritage designation
GANDER — The sprawling international lounge inside the Gander airport in central Newfoundland has been…
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support
Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with…
Federal judge rules Trump administration’s actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegal
A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the…
Ride-share drivers in Canada feel the sting at pump amid conflicts in Middle East
VANCOUVER — Ride-share drivers across Canada say the surging gas prices at the pump, tied…
Seven ways the war in Iran could affect Canadians, from grocery costs to terrorism
OTTAWA — The war Washington launched against Iran could have implications for Canadians’ pocketbooks and…
A year after HBC’s collapse, some reimagined spaces — and a lot of vacant stores
Four days before Christmas, shoppers lined up around the Bay Centre in Victoria, B.C., where…
B.C. approves new police training sites in Vancouver and Victoria
VICTORIA — Two new police training sites have been approved in Vancouver and Victoria to…
Canada’s new trade team meets Trump’s trade czar in Washington to talk CUSMA review
WASHINGTON — Canada’s new chief trade negotiator to the United States met her American counterpart…
‘Smile of a murderer’: B.C. double-killing suspects seen posing with alleged weapon
ABBOTSFORD — A prosecutor says three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple kept…