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Fuel costs impacting more B.C. services, including food banks, local grocersThat same pressure is showing up at the Union Gospel Mission, with staff saying they are seeing more people who need emergency support.EconomyApr 3
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Geopolitical tension now seen as top economic risk in Bank of Canada surveyGeopolitical tensions are now considered a bigger risk risk to Canada's economic productivity than trade conflict with countries like the U.S, according to the latest survey data.EconomyMay 11
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Fewer Canadian firms were anticipating a recession before Iran war beganThis is the lowest level since the series began in 2023, also coming at a time when 'concerns around trade tensions and tariffs were at a peak.'CanadaApr 20
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BC Ferries’ Queen of Surrey suffers mechanical issue, sailings cancelledSix sailings on the Queen of Surrey between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale have been cancelled on Wednesday as BC Ferries says there is an issue with the vessel's generator.CanadaApr 15
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New poll puts leaderless Ontario Liberals ahead of Ford’s Progressive ConservativesThe leaderless Ontario Liberals have nudged ahead of the PCs, according to a new poll released after the premier's private jet reversal and changes to freedom-of-information laws.CanadaApr 29
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Canada has a new searchable flood risk tool. You just can’t search it yet.Canada's new searchable flood risk tool will only be available in provinces and territories that opt in to the program, a move that's frustrated some flood risk experts.EnvironmentMay 5
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Canadians face more fraud in dating and online forums than global averageThe number of Canadians who say they're being targeted by digital fraud in online communities such as dating platforms is above the global average, according to a new survey.ConsumerMay 13
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Flying or driving? Fuel shock means summer travel will happen ‘differently’As many Canadians look to book their summer getaways, it seems it will not be a similar process to years pas as jet fuel and gas prices continue to surge across the country.CanadaMay 4
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5 things to watch as the Edmonton Oilers try to avoid early playoff eliminationThe Edmonton Oilers face elimination Tuesday at home against the Anaheim Ducks, trailing the best-of-seven first-round series three games to one.SportsApr 27
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A growing number of Calgary seniors are facing food insecurity, study saysA new Calgary Food Bank study shows the increasing cost of living is creating food insecurity for a growing number of seniors and forcing them to turn to the Food Bank for help.EconomyMar 30
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AI-generated music is flooding the internet — and it’s bad for everyoneThe internet is becoming increasingly infested with musical AI slop. This is not good for anyone, including all the streaming music platforms.EntertainmentApr 26
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Canadian food banks reduce services amid ‘unprecedented’ demandFood banks are reporting having to change how they serve Canadian communities, with some reducing drop ins or how much food is given.HealthMar 30
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‘Just wreckage’: Vancouver police, witnesses recall Lapu Lapu tragedy on 1st anniversaryIt has been a year since the devastating Lapu Lapu festival attack. Global BC takes a look back at what happened, what people saw and how they are trying to move on.CanadaApr 26
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U.S. denies Iran claim of striking American vessel in Strait of HormuzThe U.S.-led Joint Maritime Information Center advised ships to cross the strait in Oman’s waters, saying it had set up an “enhanced security area.”WorldMay 4
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B.C. man’s killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it’s unsolvedIt's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice.CrimeMay 6
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‘We’re struggling’: Caregivers are feeling the financial squeeze, report saysCanada’s caregivers are being financially squeezed as they try to balance having a career with taking care of loved ones who need them, a recent survey shows.HealthMay 11
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Spring economic statement says global uncertainty poses ‘risks’ for CanadaThe update includes a new 'Team Canada Strong' program that seeks to recruit, train and hire tens of thousands of skilled trades workers to counter persistent youth unemployment.CanadaApr 28
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Revisiting the days when the mob controlled the jukeboxesFor decades, the mob had its mitts in jukeboxes, an under-the-radar cash business that warped the music industry.EntertainmentMay 3
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Majority of Canadians say energy policy should focus on economic growth: pollAbout half the population maintains the government is doing too little, with 50 per cent of respondents holding that view in 2019 compared to 48 per cent in 2026.PoliticsMay 11
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‘Who we are’: Albertans remember Fort McMurray wildfire 10 years laterThick, blackened and maimed tree stumps dot nearly every major road in the hilly community enveloped by some of Canada's largest oil reserves.CanadaMay 1