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Thomson Reuters says one million professionals using CoCounsel, shares soar
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (151+ words) TORONTO " Shares of Thomson Reuters Corp. rose more than 10 per cent in trading Tuesday after the company said one million professionals are using its CoCounsel AI technology. The shares were up $13.09 or almost 12 per cent at $123.93 in early afternoon trading…...
West Vancouver 'N' driver loses traction on highway, sticks mom’s car in the mud
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (189+ words) A West Vancouver teen driver will have to figure out how to tell his mom'her car was towed after a muddy'crash on'Highway 1. In a news release, BC Highway Patrol said that around noon on Feb. 13, an ambulance driver contacted police…...
Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (422+ words) Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy "Revenge of the Nerds," has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement to Deadline, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades…...
Porter is latest Canadian airline to restart service to Mexico
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (1097+ words) OTTAWA " Porter Airlines is resuming service to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Tuesday after suspending flights to the region due to widespread violence, following similar announcements by Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat. A post from Toronto-based Porter on X said…...
Canadian tourists sheltering in place in Mexico recount burnt-out cars, lines for food
1+ day, 21+ min ago (1136+ words) HALIFAX " The streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, were eerily quiet a day after fire and violence engulfed the popular tourist destination on Sunday, Canadians in the region said. Marc Edge, a communications professor from Vancouver, said he saw billowing clouds…...
Mining stocks dominate TSX Venture 50 list amid rotation into resource sector
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (622+ words) TORONTO " The latest edition of the TSX Venture 50 list shows investors were flocking to miners as precious metal prices skyrocket. The TSX Venture 50 list, announced in a news release on Wednesday, comes amid a significant rotation into the resource sector…...
B.C.'s Svante eyes Alberta as next big carbon capture market
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (703+ words) Until recently, the biggest market for Svante Inc.s novel carbon capture technology was the United States. It still is a major market for the Burnaby-based clean-tech company, though there is now some uncertainty about the scale of carbon capture…...
New Orleans closes out Mardi Gras with color and style in photos
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (70+ words) New Orleans closes out Mardi Gras with color and style in photos'richmond-news.com Carnival events are popular for their spectacular and enormous floats, as well as the crafted outfits worn, such as Black masking Indians, whose beaded and bejeweled costumes…...
Budget update: New Brunswick finances worsen with province projecting a $1.3-billion deficit
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (159+ words) FREDERICTON " New Brunswick's finances have slipped further into the red, with the government now projecting a deficit of $1.33 billion. Finance Minister Ren" Legacy released the province's third-quarter fiscal update today showing the projected deficit is up almost $800 million from the…...
Most Canadians say inflation negatively impacting retirement plans: BMO survey
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (164+ words) TORONTO " A new survey from BMO finds the majority of Canadians say the rising cost of living is affecting their retirement plans. Seventy-four per cent of respondents say inflation has raised concerns about whether they will have enough money to…...