Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Business
B.C. lowers deficit projection to $11.2 billion on higher quarterly tax revenues
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it’s now projecting an $11.2 billion deficit this…
Comments and reaction on Ottawa-Alberta pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed Thursday a memorandum…
Police clear Vancouver Island protest camp, forestry activities to resume
LAKE COWICHAN — Police on Vancouver Island say an area where protesters set up camp…
Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a…
Premier blasts N.S. Power’s cyberattack response, weighs fine for utility
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he is disappointed with how the privately…
Steel sector praises new federal measures, wants to see tariff remission program end
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s steel industry association says there was one disappointment in…
‘Frustrating’: Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
REGINA — Canadian veterinarians no longer have to access to 40 per cent of medications…
News publishers’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI cleared to go ahead in Ontario
OTTAWA — An Ontario court has decided a copyright lawsuit filed by Canadian news publishers…
How ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Crave’s ‘spicy, gay hockey show,’ became a global TV player
TORONTO — Could “Heated Rivalry” be the raciest Canadian TV show ever made? Writer-director Jacob…
Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year’s end, says not ‘commercially viable’
WILLIAMS LAKE — A company operating a wood pellet plant in the British Columbia Interior…
French soccer federation hit by cyber-attack, member data stolen
PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation has been hit by a cyber-attack that resulted…
CFIA says there’s no need to restrict honey bee imports to ward off deadly mite
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there’s no scientific evidence to suggest Canada…
Pipeline agreement includes new target of 75 per cent cut in methane emissions
OTTAWA — An agreement between Ottawa and Alberta that could clear the path for a…
Review of B.C.’s emissions strategy says LNG push threatens to wipe out cuts
VICTORIA — A report commissioned by British Columbia’s government says its pursuit of new natural…
What you need to know about the oil tanker ban on B.C.’s coast
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to terminate the West Coast oil…