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Nonprofits face a tough funding landscape. They hope better storytelling will bring more donations
MIAMI (AP) — Cindy Eggleton has always believed in the power of a story. But…
Quebec has turned down funds aimed at addressing systemic racism in the courts
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combating systemic racism…
BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union says a portion of its members who…
‘Mercy of politics’: Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one…
Labour vote splitting as Canada’s political parties battle for workers’ support
OTTAWA — A year ago, then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s Labour Day message to workers insisted…
Quebec premier François Legault set to take centre stage at SAAQclic scandal inquiry
MONTREAL — All eyes will be on Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday as he…
Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties
OTTAWA — Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake…
B.C. public service workers overwhelmingly approve strike, union gives 72-hour notice
British Columbians are facing the prospect of industrial action next week by an array of…
The success of AI music creators sparks debate on future of music industry
LONDON (AP) — When pop groups and rock bands practice or perform, they rely on…
Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves
For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them…
Comic-Con Africa draws thousands of fans and cosplayers to Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked…
Unionized Hullo Ferries workers in B.C. hold strike vote after negotiations stall
VANCOUVER — The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot…
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more items containing pistachio in Quebec
MONTREAL — More recalls have been issued in Quebec for pistachio-containing products linked to a…
Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Sechelt pizza restaurant
SECHELT — Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., pizza…
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn’t have cash to launch new chain: landlord
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn’t…
U.S. federal appeals court rules some of Trump’s tariffs illegal
WASHINGTON — A United States federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of U.S…
Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER — When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago,…
Westbank sells stake in massive Squamish Nation housing development in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Developer Westbank Corp. has sold its entire stake in the Squamish Nation’s massive…
B.C. starts receiving initial $936M payment from big tobacco settlement
British Columbia’s attorney general says the province has begun to receive the initial payment from…
Former Trans Mountain CEO to head up Carney’s major projects office in Calgary
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s one-stop shop for businesses to pitch plans for large industrial construction projects…
Montreal’s transit agency says too expensive to display ‘Go Habs Go!’ before winter
MONTREAL — Montreal’s transit agency says city buses won’t be flashing the “Go! Canadiens Go!”…
Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months…
Lights, camera, brands: TIFF fans feel squeezed out as red carpets go corporate
When Sandi Leung visited a Toronto International Film Festival red carpet for the first time…
Deion Sanders calls for paying players who reach the playoff and Saban supports the proposal
Leave it to Deion Sanders to come up with an idea for the College Football…