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Grocery store sticker shock hitting consumers as drought takes toll on crops
CALGARY – Canadians have started to pay more for groceries as severe drought drives up…
TRENDING NOW: Final trailer for James Bond’s ‘No Time to Die’
The final trailer for the much-delayed release of No Time to Die is set for…
Canadian students share anxieties, hopes for another pandemic-altered school year
The discomfort of wearing a mask all day at school, falling short of the minimum…
Do video games level up kids’ money skills?
Every few days, my 8-year-old son, Neal, asks if he can “earn something” on Roblox,…
B.C. Indigenous communities managed sea otter populations for millennia, study finds
A new study has found that coastal Indigenous communities have managed their relationship with shellfish…
Where the federal leaders stand on the toxic drug crisis
When drug policy advocate Leslie McBain looks through the platforms of Canada’s major political parties,…
‘Candyman’ slashes way toward No. 1 box office spot
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Candyman” hooked the top spot at the North American box office.…
Trudeau climate promises interrupted by angry crowd in Ontario
OTTAWA – An angry crowd of agitators surrounded Justin Trudeau's campaign buses and screamed profanity…
Ongoing protest over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island marks one year
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – In the year since the first camp was set up to…
Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a…
TRENDING NOW: Kelowna videography company gets thousands of views after creating Costco song and video
A Kelowna videography company known for its hilarious mock ads is featuring Costco for its…
2 brothers arrested; bodies found buried in Illinois yard
LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Police discovered two containers Saturday in a backyard in suburban Chicago,…
O’Toole, Singh denounce aggressive protesters dogging Trudeau campaign
OTTAWA – Erin O'Toole warned supporters Saturday that they're not welcome on the Conservative campaign…
‘Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist’: Report on B.C. school board
VICTORIA – An independent report has found systemic racism in a northern British Columbia school…
TRENDING NOW: A peak inside the athlete village at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games are ongoing and athletes are showing a peak of where…
Trudeau campaign rally cancelled due to safety concerns with anti-vaccine protestors
The Liberal campaign cancelled an early evening rally Friday after an unruly group of demonstrators…
Mix of toxic pollutants left behind in ash after wildfires scorch communities: expert
VANCOUVER – Wildfires that race through communities, incinerating ingredients that make up modern-day life, can…
5 tips for fostering a successful hybrid workplace
Businesses figured out how to work remotely on the fly when COVID-19 rapidly disrupted our…
Tokyo Smoke cannabis stores to open at four Ontario malls: Canopy Growth
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. says its Ontario franchisee will open Tokyo Smoke…
iN PHOTOS: Al Capone’s favourite gun, personal items head to auction
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Capone is infamous for having been a ruthless mob boss,…
TRENDING NOW: Stubborn Polish farmer combines between apartment buildings
A Polish farmer, who didn't want to sell his land to developers, continues to farm…
RCMP say speed a factor in crash that took lives of 3 hockey players in Surrey
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties say their initial investigation shows speed was a factor in a…
Australian farmer mourns beloved aunt with heart-shaped love ewes
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian farmer couldn’t go to his aunt’s funeral because of…
New Brunswick cannabis producers to be able to sell their products at their own facilities
FREDERICTON – Licensed cannabis producers in New Brunswick now have the option to sell their…