Picture a spider web composed of water hoses. That’s how Stewart Cawood described Barkerville, B.C., at the end of an anxious week. For several days, around 1,000 residents and tourists had to evacuate from the historic gold-mining town, and nearby communities like the District of Wells, due to the 143-square-kilometre Antler Creek wildfire, said Wells…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Scotiabank says a “technical issue” has left some customers’ payments, including direct deposits, not being put into their accounts. Friday morning, posts on X started to flood in with customers asking the bank where their paycheques were and some turning to the bank’s customer service account for…
On a sunny summer afternoon, Susan Goldstein navigates a web browser as her teenage tutor cheerfully offers an occasional tip or encouragement. Goldstein has been reluctant to buy a computer but took the plunge earlier this month after finding herself “up against a wall more and more often.” While the Toronto senior has used her smartphone to…
The boycott of Loblaw stores in May had only a “minor” financial impact on Canada’s largest grocers, according to the company’s CEO. Loblaw Co. Ltd. reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday, including the month of May, which saw the grocer targeted in a grassroots boycott campaign venting frustrations over rising grocery prices. Loblaw CEO Per Bank…
Janice Strickland says she’s grateful for the donations the family has received, which will allow them to bury her daughter Sarah. (Curtis Hicks/CBC) A grieving mother says she’ll be able to get her daughter out of a hospital freezer storage unit and buried with dignity, after an outpouring of community support has helped the family…
Thompson Okanagan residents are moving to other provinces for the first time in 21 years, according to the BC Check-Up: Live, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of B.C. The study focuses on demographic and affordability trends across the province and found that Thompson Okanagan’s population was still on the rise, pegged at…
Canadian women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman removed herself from Thursday’s Olympic Games opener against New Zealand and two team staff members were sent home after two drone incidents. Assistant coach Jasmine Mander and Canada Soccer analyst Joseph Lombardi were ousted from the soccer team’s staff, the Canadian Olympic Committee said Wednesday in a statement in…
Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of plant-based milks recalled in Canada over potential Listeria contamination that has left two people dead. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the nationwide recall on July 8 for 18 beverages under the Silk and Great Value brands, manufactured by Danone Inc. and Walmart Canada Corp. The agency…
More Canadians should receive their main health care through teams of professionals so their increasingly complex needs can be met while not paying privately for it, the Canadian Medical Association said in a new report released Tuesday. The CMA’s recommendations come after it undertook a major review of the interface of public and private care,…
A cereal for babies is being pulled off the shelves across Canada due to concerns over a rare bacterial illness that could potentially be fatal in infants. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a nationwide recall on Saturday for Baby Gourmet Organic’s Banana Raisin Oatmeal, an organic whole grain baby cereal, because of possible Cronobacter…
