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B.C. ‘Netflix for news’ grows with global media deals

B.C. ‘Netflix for news’ grows with global media deals

Richmond-based PressReader adds The Economist, USA Today to collection of 7,500 titles
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What to know about home insurance if you've been displaced by B.C. or N.W.T. fires

What to know about home insurance if you've been displaced by B.C. or N.W.T. fires

All standard homeowner and tenant insurance policies cover damage caused by fires, and also provide coverage to help with the cost of mass evacuations, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).
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Canadian clubs talk 'Messi effect' as superstar grabs headlines

Canadian clubs talk 'Messi effect' as superstar grabs headlines

Lionel Messi joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami in July, and the results have been near-instant.
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Rob Shaw: A community unites to evacuate vulnerable seniors

Rob Shaw: A community unites to evacuate vulnerable seniors

The coordination of evacuation, care plans and medication was epic
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Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn

Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn

The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Cabinet retreat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hold a cabinet retreat in Charlottetown starting on Monday.
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Housing crisis to take centre stage at Liberal cabinet retreat in Charlottetown

Housing crisis to take centre stage at Liberal cabinet retreat in Charlottetown

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a new mission for his cabinet at a three-day retreat in Charlottetown this week, in a bid to restore Canadians' sense of economic security and their confidence in his government.
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Feds need to turbocharge construction innovation to get homes built faster: experts

Feds need to turbocharge construction innovation to get homes built faster: experts

OTTAWA — Canada's national housing agency has warned that millions of homes must be built within less than a decade to balance the housing market, but even it seems doubtful that its own target is achievable.
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B.C. orders fire-zone travel bans as evacuations soar

B.C. orders fire-zone travel bans as evacuations soar

KELOWNA — British Columbia imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones on Saturday after evacuee numbers doubled to 30,000 or more, marking another day of dramatic developments in the province's desperate battle against hundreds of blazes.
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Why a German nuclear power startup set up shop in Vancouver

Why a German nuclear power startup set up shop in Vancouver

Dual Fluid Energy says its process maximizes energy, reduces waste
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