TOKYO -- A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami … [+3710 chars]
Dozens of celebrities have signed a petition calling on the Royal Bank of Canada to stop financing the Coastal GasLink pipeline project in northern B.C. The campaign, "No More Dirty Banks," asks for… [+4680 chars]
British Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province improve how it tackles the issue. David Eby sa… [+3230 chars]
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it felt like the virus was everywhere and on everything. Some people washed their mail or wore gloves to the grocery store, while policymakers cordoned of… [+6437 chars]
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is calling on the federal government to make it illegal for rail workers to strike. Speaking at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) annual conv… [+5354 chars]
TOKYO -- A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami … [+3710 chars]
Ratings agencies say Russia is on the verge of defaulting on government bonds following its invasion of Ukraine, with billions of dollars owed to foreigners. That prospect recalls memories of a 1998 … [+6364 chars]
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter's flight operations have been extended on Mars after it completed its 21st flight. The first powered craft to fly on another planet will be supporting the second science c… [+2293 chars]
A few dresses and an extra pair of boots are among the few items Svitlana Trofymchuk had packed in a suitcase for her month-long trip from Kyiv to Toronto. The 49-year-old Ukrainian businesswoman us… [+5111 chars]
By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Mar 16 (IANS): Even as the Covid-19 pandemic derailed global efforts to curb Tuberculosis (TB), the government is set to launch a special door-to-door TB screening ini… [+4381 chars]
While some in BC are still recovering from this past weekend’s spring forward for Daylight Saving, some good news may be on the horizon when it comes to switching the clocks. US senators passed legi… [+1659 chars]
COVID-positive hospitalizations fell by more than four per cent in the past day in B.C. The provincial government announced 235 new coronavirus cases including 182 in the Interior Health region, in … [+1140 chars]
