Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blair says that two dangerous intercepts took place involving Chinese fighter jets and a Canadian Cyclone helicopter on Oct. 29, including flares deployed in the path of the helicopter. The intercepts took place near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, “well outside of the territorial limits of both China
The Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden had some choice words for Air Canada, ripping into the airline over social media about his son’s recent “dismal” flying experience. Braeden took to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday to blast the airline after his son was told by company staff that he was too late to
During a routine health exam in March 2020, Kong Khoo, an oncologist at B.C. Cancer, was diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer. He then underwent surgery to remove half of his right lung. Khoo was a nonsmoker and said he had a gut feeling he knew where the cancer came from — radon exposure in
October’s jobs report showed further signs the economy is slowing down and gave the Bank of Canada more reasons to hold interest rates steady, economists say. The national economy added a modest number of jobs in October, but the hiring clip couldn’t keep pace with the growing labour force, Statistics Canada said Friday.Canada’s unemployment rate
An Australian woman hosted four of her former husband’s relatives for lunch at her home in Leongatha in late July. Shortly after, the four guests were hospitalized with severe gastrointestinal problems. Only one survived. Now, after months of investigation, Australian police have charged Erin Patterson, 49, with three counts of murder and five counts of
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry — a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl advertisement and dreams of a future run for president — hit a new bottom Thursday when a New York jury convicted him of fraud in a scheme that cheated customers and
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Thursday ordered the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project to stop work in a wetland area near Abbotsford, British Columbia, after inspectors found several environmental and safety-related non-compliances. The order is the latest hold-up for the Canadian government-owned project, which has
Portuguese police have apologized to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way the family was treated during the investigation into their three-year-old daughter’s disappearance in 2007. Earlier this year, a group of senior police officers from Lisbon travelled to London to meet with Madeleine’s father Gerry McCann, according to BBC Panorama. The officers reportedly
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Alberta’s proposed plan to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan would put the retirement of millions at risk. In an open letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Wednesday, Freeland said that while the province has the right to withdraw from the plan, Albertans “deserve to know that doing so would
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three new dates for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour have been added to Ticketmaster, showing the popstar will be coming to Vancouver. The three dates have been added for Dec. 6, 7 and 8, 2024 at BC Place.According to Ticketmaster, the next sale on tickets will be on