11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (172+ words) CALGARY " Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith say they'll be in Calgary on Friday to announce the next step in their landmark energy pact. Carney says it will feature an implementation agreement on industrial carbon pricing and…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (400+ words) NANAIMO " The City of Nanaimo will remain responsible for paying damages to a fired former chief financial officer. The B. C. Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, May 13, found a 2023 decision by the B. C. Human Rights Tribunal to be reasonable and grounded in evidence…...

6+ hour, 52+ min ago  (974+ words) NANAIMO " A pending data centre on East Wellington Rd. drew the ire of the BC Green Party leader. Emily Lowan was at Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday, May 14, where she called for a moratorium on the building of AI…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (774+ words) OTTAWA " Ottawa and Alberta are closing in on an industrial carbon pricing deal that is more lenient than the existing federal system and could have ramifications across the country. A source with knowledge of the discussions who was not authorized…...

22+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1107+ words) Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three children with, and who she said eventually beat and strangled her. "He pushed me up against the counter and I could feel the counter in my…...

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1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (941+ words) VANCOUVER " The lack of suicide-prevention barriers on Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge is "inexcusable" after a woman fell to her death Wednesday, those pushing for the measures say. Vancouver police have confirmed that the woman was reportedly "suffering a mental health…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (553+ words) NANAIMO " Casual, impromptu get togethers spawned into a widespread and impactful movement beyond anybody's expectations. Sea Wolves Vancouver Island Men's Cancer Support celebrated it's centennial coffee gathering on Tuesday, May 11 at White Rabbit Coffee Co. Regularly scheduled'casual meet-ups in downtown…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (814+ words) OTTAWA " People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about their lives, which languages they speak and " for those who got the long-form census " information about their social and economic situations and access to housing. Here…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (296+ words) VANCOUVER " British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's still optimistic about artificial intelligence, having seen both the "opportunity and the threat" the technology presents. Eby told a crowd at Vancouver's Web Summit that B. C. has experienced the extremes of AI, referencing…...