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B.C. forestry company Conifex fights to revive crypto mines

B.C. forestry company Conifex fights to revive crypto mines

Sawmiller had planned to establish data centre in Salmon Valley before moratorium was put in place
Letter: Birken Easter event egg-ceptional

Letter: Birken Easter event egg-ceptional

'The rain and cool temperatures did not keep people from enjoying the afternoon.'
Studying the stomach contents of spiders shows how they help control crop pests

Studying the stomach contents of spiders shows how they help control crop pests

Spiders liquefy their prey in order to consume it, and this makes it challenging to determine what spiders eat. A new approach that uses DNA barcoding is helping researchers figure out spider diets.
Competition Ltd.: Why big banks dominate Canada's financial landscape

Competition Ltd.: Why big banks dominate Canada's financial landscape

The tight hold on the market of RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC, Scotiabank and National Bank is not from a lack of others trying.
Blue Jays pitcher takes aim at airline after pregnant wife asked to clean up after kids

Blue Jays pitcher takes aim at airline after pregnant wife asked to clean up after kids

One passenger rights advocate says he was right and that his wife should not have picked up the popcorn.
With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike

With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike

OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public-service union says that some 155,000 workers will go on strike across the country after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement before a Tuesday night deadline.
Mega-volcanoes less of an extinction risk than once thought, B.C. researchers find

Mega-volcanoes less of an extinction risk than once thought, B.C. researchers find

The study could help improve warning systems for volcanoes — and the tsunamis, hot rock avalanches, and plumes of ash that come with them.
Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo makes successful entry into Canadian market

Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo makes successful entry into Canadian market

Pinduoduo's North American platform, Temu, is currently the No. 1 app in Canada
B.C. premier weighs in on Glencore play for Teck

B.C. premier weighs in on Glencore play for Teck

Takeover by Swiss mining giant could put B.C. jobs at risk: David Eby
Thousands of Canadians missed out on federal housing and dental benefits: report

Thousands of Canadians missed out on federal housing and dental benefits: report

OTTAWA — A new report says hundreds of thousands of Canadians may have missed out on government money intended to help with the rising cost of living because the housing and dental benefits rolled out last year have had "atrocious" take-up.