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More rocks fall from Whistler Peak, assessment underway
The area where the rockfall occurred, at Whistler Peak on Whistler Blackcomb, was closed and no one was injured.
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B.C. charity scraps World Cup ticket raffle after letter from FIFA lawyers
A B.C. non-profit that supports people with spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for a pair of World Cup tickets after receiving a nine-page letter from FIFA’s lawyers, accusing it of trademark infringement and ticket rule violations.
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Tornado warnings again pop up around southern Manitoba
People in southern Manitoba were subjected to another evening of tornado warnings on Wednesday, one day after three twisters touched down in the region.
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Emaciated grey whales washing up on B.C. beaches ‘canary in coal mine,’ researcher warns
Two more grey whales have washed up in B.C., with researchers and experts both warning the province is on pace for a record breaking year.
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Canada’s forestry crisis should be blamed on homegrown problems, not Trump, federal report says
The report says obstacles include unstable access to affordable fibre, excessive regulations, persistent underinvestment in manufacturing, weak capacity to innovate, and inadequate domestic demand for wood-based products.
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Canada calls for CUSMA renewal, but economists see no quick end to uncertainty
Canada formally called for the renewal of its trilateral trade deal with the United States and Mexico on Tuesday, but economists expect the uncertainty surrounding the pact will continue to weigh on the economy. In a letter to his U.S. and Mexican counterparts, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc wrote that Canada “recommends renewal” of the…
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Zellers ‘accelerating comeback’ with two new stores in Ontario
Canadian retailer Zellers is expanding into Ontario with two new stores as it “accelerates its national comeback” following its Alberta debut in October. Its initial Ontario rollout includes the June 18 opening of the Toronto location at 80 Orfus Rd. in North York, followed by another store inside Tecumseh Mall in Windsor, Ont., in July.…
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Canada’s business productivity falls for the second straight quarter
One of the economy’s most persistent challenges reared its head again as rising labour costs outpaced growth at the start of 2026 and Canadian business productivity fell for the second straight quarter. Statistics Canada said Wednesday a “mild contraction” in the pace of output reduced labour productivity in the business sector by 0.5 per cent…
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Newly-proposed U.S. tariffs will have limited impact on Canada’s economic outlook, economists say
The United States is proposing a new 10-per-cent tariff on Canada and other trading partners in an attempt to rebuild a tariff regime that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, but economists say it won’t significantly change Canada’s economic outlook because most exports will still be exempted. In a press…
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Feds say they don’t support effort to include residential school denialism in anti-hate bill
OTTAWA — The federal government signalled it would not support efforts to include the criminalization of statements that deny or downplay the residential school system in its anti-hate bill after a Senate amendment to do so was defeated on Wednesday. It comes as the Senate has also struggled to provide senators debating the controversial legislation…