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Is it normal or a problem if your evergreens are browning? How to know whether they need help
Are your evergreens turning yellow or brown? The symptoms could indicate a problem, but chances…
Some facts about CSIS, Canada’s spy agency, amid claims of sexual assault, harassment
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's conducting a workplace assessment of its British Columbia…
Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping…
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
NEW YORK (AP) — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose…
B.C. launching four-year study on how e-scooters fit into transport system
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has launched another study to decide how e-scooters fit…
What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of…
A bus driver ate gummies containing THC, then passed out on highway
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A commercial bus driver who pulled over on a Connecticut highway…
TRENDING NOW: Major construction fail in Coquitlam
A retaining wall gave up during excavation work for a construction project on North Road…
Junior hockey players in Golden wear Indigenous names on their jerseys
Four junior hockey players from Golden Rockets will be wearing orange jerseys with their Indigenous…
Cracks in job market grow as central bank succeeds at slowing economy to a near halt
OTTAWA – Canada's unemployment rate continues to trend higher as the Bank of Canada's steep…
A ‘predator’ at CSIS: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture
VANCOUVER – A rookie surveillance officer with Canada's spy agency and another officer decades her…
TRENDING NOW: Inflation inspired grocery store meltdown
In this time of inflation and the impact on food prices, if only all cashiers…
The unlikely love story of an endangered BC tree and the little bird who eats its seeds
When a little gray bird with black wings flies into a bushy tree on the…
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues,…
Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll
OTTAWA – A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fuelling the housing…
TRENDING NOW: Little boy steals the show at school concert
This video clip featuring a young lad with some serious dance moves is blowing up…
El Niño brings warm start to Canadian winter, but that could change
Chilly nights and snow-covered slopes may not be easy to come by in much of…
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with feds
Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be…
Frank the Tank, tortoise found wandering in BC bok choy field, gets new home
VANCOUVER – Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the…
Government impersonation, phishing are top financial scams, Interac survey finds
TORONTO – Government impersonation is one of the most common financial scams plaguing people across…
TRENDING NOW: When you find your cat’s off button
This is what happens when you accidentally find your cat's off button. This purring kitty…
Israel says 12 more hostages have been freed by Hamas and have arrived in Egypt
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fragile truce between Israel and Hamas held for…
Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK (AP) — Have a Google account you haven't used in a while? If…
TRENDING NOW: Pony demands a butt scratch
This pony is demanding some butt scratches from its owner. The happy dance makes it…