Uber Vancouver Target Of B.C. Undercover Campaign
VICTORIA - Undercover agents with the authority to hand out fines up to $5,000 will soon be on the prowl for operators of unlicensed, alternative taxi services in British Columbia, says Transportation...
View ArticleShomi Streaming Service, From Rogers And Shaw, Launches Tuesday
TORONTO - The new streaming service Shomi is being launched by Rogers and Shaw on Tuesday.Seen as a competitor to Netflix, Shomi will debut with nearly 12,000 hours of content to stream — mostly TV...
View ArticleWorld's Most Prosperous Countries: Canada Slips One Spot To 5th
Canada has fallen one spot on a ranking of the world’s most prosperous countries, but is still doing better than it was just a few years ago. The 2014 edition of the Legatum Prosperity Index names...
View ArticleHarper's China Trip To Help Repair Strained Ties Between Nations
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to China this week amid serious divisions in the Conservative ranks over Canada's relationship with its No. 2 trading partner.Harper held an upbeat photo-op...
View ArticleTransport Canada Vows To Fix Air Cargo 'Security Gaps'
OTTAWA - Acknowledging "security gaps" that could leave airliners vulnerable to a terrorist attack, the federal government is moving ahead with a new system that would allow shippers to screen cargo...
View ArticleGhomeshi Sexual Harassment Allegations At CBC Pile Up
New reports in the Toronto Star and Canadaland podcast detail further allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace by former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi. Ghomeshi was fired by CBC on Oct. 26,...
View ArticleAnti-Oilsands Movement Has Cost Industry $19.5 Billion And Counting: Report
The global campaign against Canada’s oilsands has cost the industry some $19.5 billion so far, according to a report from two climate groups. The research from the Institute for Energy Economics and...
View ArticleKathleen Wynne Blasts Joe Oliver For Inadequate Infrastructure Funding
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is firing back at federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver, accusing him of playing the "blame game" on infrastructure funding.Oliver accused the Ontario government...
View ArticleHarper Bound For China To Emphasize Trade and Economic Relations
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is bound for a country at a crossroads to meet a Chinese political leadership that faces significant political risk as it tries to move its massive economy...
View ArticleShomi Review: Netlifx Wins On Movies, But Plenty Of TV To Binge On
TORONTO - While headline writers were eager to do so, Rogers and Shaw executives never called their new streaming service Shomi a "Netflix killer."Shomi launched on Tuesday as a very worthy rival to...
View ArticleVancouver Taxi Companies File Lawsuit To Block Uber
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's taxi industry is firing a pre-emptive strike against ride-sharing service Uber, alleging in a lawsuit that the U.S.-based company is preparing to launch with unlicensed drivers...
View ArticleChevron Money For B.C. Classrooms Pumps Up Debate
A corporate funding program available to B.C. schools has become a Vancouver election issue, yet again highlighting the debate over educational resources. Chevron's Fuel Your School program will donate...
View ArticleB.C. Ferries Considers Changes To Service Between Horseshoe Bay And Nanaimo
A report by BC Ferries looking for efficiencies has raised questions about running ferry service between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo, suggesting that the route may become a passenger-only service or be...
View ArticleJumbo Glacier Resort Site Is In Avalanche Zone, Says B.C. NDP
INVERMERE, B.C. - The B.C. New Democrats and governing Liberals can't agree on whether the day lodge for the New Jumbo Glacier Resort is being built in the path of a dangerous avalanche zone.Opposition...
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'Fallen Toronto' Calendar Shows A Post-Apocalyptic Hogtown (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
If an apocalypse befell Toronto, all that would remain of the city would be an urban wasteland with a collapsed CN Tower and a Gardiner Expressway in ruins. That's according to the designers of "Fallen...
View ArticleTory Family Tax Cuts: Public Pays For Ads For Measures Not Yet Approved
OTTAWA - The Harper government is spending more public funds advertising measures that have not yet been legislated by Parliament.Radio ads have already hit the air promoting the recently announced...
View ArticleAmazon.ca To Offer Same-day Shipping In Toronto And Vancouver
Amazon is raising the ante in Canada’s e-commerce battle by offering same-day shipping in Toronto and Vancouver just as retailers head into the crucial holiday shopping season. The initiative comes as...
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What Is Coffee Leaf Tea? New Product Has Health, Socioeconomic Benefits
The running joke in Vancouver is that there is a Starbucks on every corner. Now, a local company is trying to revolutionize the industry with something you may not have heard of: coffee leaf tea. Don't...
View Article11 Complaints That'll Get You Labelled As A Whiny Millennial
If there are names millennials are sick of being called, "whiny" falls somewhere near the top of the list next to "entitled" and "ungrateful." But sometimes you run across a few who fit the stereotype...
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B.C. Tourism Video Makes Us Want To Drop Everything And Go Exploring
Sure, it's a bit rainy in B.C. these days, and we grumble about the cost of living here. But take a few minutes to sit back and take in this majestic new video from Destination B.C., the province's...
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