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B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator
VANCOUVER - The chair of the British Columbia Securities Commission is calling on the federal government to change legislation to protect investors after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled fines issued...
Jul 31, 2024
Conservatives launch attack ads on NDP, calling leader 'Sellout Singh'
OTTAWA - The Conservative party released two new ads this week attacking NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as a "sellout," blaming him for a national rise in crime, housing prices and costly living. The ads, w...
Jul 31, 2024
New money to expand cellular service in parts of rural N.S. with spotty coverage
GREENFIELD, N.S. - Nova Scotia has announced its next steps to improve the sporadic cellular phone coverage in rural areas across the province, committing Wednesday to spend another $18.6 million to b...
Jul 31, 2024
Privacy Commissioner investigating Ticketmaster after data breach
GATINEAU, Que. - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster Canada following a major data breach that involved the personal information of millions of p...
Jul 31, 2024
Don't mistake 'luck for emergency preparedness' in B.C. ship fire: TSB chair says
VANCOUVER - The chair of Canada's Transportation Safety Board says it was luck rather than preparedness that helped in putting out a fire on a cargo ship off Vancouver Island's coast in October 2021. ...
Jul 31, 2024
U.S. Senate passed bill to protect kids from dangerous online content
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by ...
Jul 30, 2024 It would force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm on online platforms frequently used by minors, requiring them to exercise “duty of care” and ensure that they generally default to the safest settings possible. (The Canadian Press)
Ottawa announces more than $192 million for Nova Scotia clean energy projects
HALIFAX - Six clean electrical energy projects in Nova Scotia are receiving more than $192 million in federal funding as the province pushes to get off coal by 2030. Federal Energy Minister Jonathan W...
Jul 30, 2024
Davie shipyard to expand operations south of the border to build icebreakers
MONTREAL - A Quebec shipbuilder's expansion to the United States is part of the Biden administration's renewed focus on Arctic defence - and a way to get around protectionist law dating back decades. ...
Jul 30, 2024
Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials ...
Jul 30, 2024
WestJet, Air North announce deal for single-ticket travel involving both airlines
WHITEHORSE, YUKON - WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines' networks. A statement from WestJet says the new "in...
Jul 29, 2024
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