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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Port of Vancouver are investigating video shared on social media showing the crew of a foreign freighter pulling hundreds of pounds of crab from the harbour for an on-board feast. Catherine Urquhart reports.

A new report from Second Harvest reveals 23 per cent of Canada’s avoidable food waste stems from confusion over date-coding. That translates to over $12-billion worth of perfectly safe food thrown in the trash every year. Global’s Jazan Grewal explains why these tiny, stamped dates are causing such a massive multi-billion-dollar problem.

The fishing season for tiny “glass eels,” known as elvers, has officially begun in Atlantic Canada. While the catch is highly lucrative for Asian markets, the industry is plagued by rampant poaching and management disputes. Harvesters are currently facing a mix of economic pressures and ongoing tensions over how the river-based fishery should be run....

People around the world are feeling the economic effects of the war in Iran. But nowhere has the impact been felt more than in Asia, where most exports that pass through the Strait of Hormuz are received. As Redmond Shannon reports, countries across the continent are seeing price hikes, panic-buying and concerns about what might...

$300,000 in provincial funding will support Harvest Manitoba’s First Steps Infant Care program.

It’s a tangible example of comfort in the hardest of times. Nicole Stillger has more on a donation of quilts to the Ronald McDonald House and the young girl that inspired the gift.

Cleanup efforts are underway in London after severe storms swept through the region Tuesday night, leaving widespread tree damage and thousands without power. East-end neighbourhoods were among the hardest hit, with downed trees and broken hydro poles reported across the city. London Hydro says about 6,000 customers lost electricity at the height of the storm....

The Stoney Nakoda have a deep connection with bison — considered a keystone species on their traditional lands west of Calgary. This week, more than 100 Indigenous students got a chance to reconnect with long-held traditions on their ancient hunting grounds. Sarah Offin reports.

Canada’s economy suffered an unexpected setback in April. Statistics Canada is reporting a loss of 18,000 jobs, sending the unemployment rate two ticks higher to 6.9 per cent. Manufacturing is among the sectors hardest hit. As Jillian Piper reports, young workers are bearing the brunt of the economic hardship.

Flooding continues to create major challenges for many across the province. A state of emergency has been declared in 15 different areas as spring runoff streams over roadways and through farmers fields. Global’s Chris Carr takes a look at some of the hardest hit areas, and at least one community already asking the province for...

As winter begins to transition into spring, maple syrup season is officially underway across Canada. The short but sweet harvest depends on a delicate balance of cold nights and warmer days that help sap flow from maple trees. Heather Stafford from Kortright Centre for Conservation joins Ross Hull to explain how trees are tapped, how...

A U.K.-based energy company that has used wood pellets from B.C. appears to be phasing them out of one of their prominent plants. As Paul Johnson reports, environmentalists are raising concerns over how the pellets are harvested in the first place and where they could end up next.

Zero-emission vehicle sales were up 36% in February in B.C., while the province was one of the hardest hit by business closures in recent years. BIV’s Tyler Orton has your business news.

A new report form the Ecology Action Centre says Atlantic Canadians are struggling to keep up with rising energy costs. Researchers say renters are being hit the hardest and are calling for better protections to help tenants being left with the bill. Mitchell Bailey reports.

A powerful winter storm has left parts of Eastern Ontario coated in ice, leading to power outages for thousands of residents. Crews with Hydro One have been working to restore electricity as strong winds and cold temperatures continue to create challenging conditions. Spokesperson Bianca Pizzo joins Jaden Lee-Lincoln with the latest on the hardest-hit areas,...

Iran launched another wave of strikes targeting neighbouring countries overnight. Iraq has been one of the hardest hit — particularly its Kurdish community — after U.S. President Trump suggested last week that thousands of Kurdish fighters in Iraq might join the fight against the Iranian regime. Trump seemed to backtrack on the idea over the...

Calgary police say they are investigating a theft at a salon and spa in the city’s northeast, after two women racked up an $800 bill before allegedly leaving without paying. The theft happened at the Harvest Hair Salon & Spa in Harvest Hills on Dec. 19.

Nova Scotia is preparing for another snowstorm, the third in three weeks for the province. This latest storm is anticipated to hit eastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton the hardest, but Halifax is still bracing for the impacts of snow and heavy winds.

Vince Barletta of Harvest Manitoba shares how this years donations are going and what items they are in need of.

When farmer Simon Ellis first drove his combine into this year’s crop, he expected “catastrophic failure,” after a season of flooding followed by a long drought. But instead was “pleasantly surprised” to find plump seeds of wheat, oats and soybeans poured into his combine. According to Canadian government data, thanks in part to the widespread...