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Gail Murphy to head Science World as president and CEO

Science World has hired UBC computer science professor Gail Murphy to be its new president and CEO starting Oct. 5.  Murphy recently concluded a nine-year stint...

S&P/TSX composite down in late-morning trading, U.S. markets also lower

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the base metal and technology sectors, while U.S. stock...

Budget error could cost B.C. billions in gas royalties

On June 29, 2026, B.C.’s energy minister defended the province’s proposed natural gas royalty framework in a closed-door meeting in Fort St. John. As...

B.C. minister orders health authority to ‘stand down’ on planned Vancouver overdose prevention site

B.C. Health Minister Ravi Kahlon has ordered the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH) to “stand down” on the agency’s plan to open an overdose...

Findlay set to run in byelection and doesn’t rule out more MLA defections

BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay announced Tuesday she has been acclaimed by the party executive to run as its candidate for Abbotsford-Mission following Saturday’s...

Pickets go up at waste-energy plant in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY — The union representing workers at Metro Vancouver's waste-to-energy plant says members have launched strike action against its employer. Unifor says in a...

Ottawa to hike tariffs on U.S., steel, aluminum to 50% in retaliation

OTTAWA — The federal government is increasing tariffs on American steel and aluminum products from 25 to 50 per cent in retaliation for the...

Ottawa to announce details of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. Tuesday

OTTAWA — The federal government is set to unveil details of Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne,...

Loonie down in late-morning trading as U.S. imposes tariffs and Trump threatens more

TORONTO — The loonie fell against the U.S. dollar in late-morning trading as the U.S. imposed 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 billion...

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