Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon caused first-contract impasse at unionized fulfilment centre in B.C.: mediator
DELTA - An independent mediator has found online retail giant Amazon responsible for the breakdown of first-contract bargaining at YVR2, its only unionized fulfilment centre in British Columbia. The u...
Jun 01, 2026
Canadiens' Laine says he had green light to play, excited for ‘new opportunities’
BROSSARD - Patrik Laine spent the last four months regularly skating with the Montreal Canadiens without seeing game action. Turns out he might have been available all along. "I probably could have pl...
Jun 01, 2026
The Mitch Marner Effect: How 1 decision put Vegas, Carolina on Stanley Cup final path
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A few days in early March 2025 changed the course of the NHL. Mitch Marner was at the epicentre of it. Marner was nearing the end of his contract with Toronto, and all signs point...
Jun 01, 2026
Metro Vancouver announces review of wastewater facility where costs grew to $3.86B
BURNABY - The Metro Vancouver regional district says it is moving ahead with an independent review into the North Shore wastewater treatment plant over its construction costs that ballooned to $3.86 b...
Jun 01, 2026
Racism is a risk when Vancouver hosts World Cup, but measures exist: B.C. AG Sharma
VICTORIA - Hosting seven World Cup games in Vancouver comes with the risk of racism, but B.C.'s attorney general says her government will do everything it can to make sure that won't happen. Niki Shar...
Jun 01, 2026
Racism is a risk when Vancouver hosts World Cup, but measures exist: B.C. AG Sharma
VICTORIA - Hosting seven World Cup games in Vancouver comes with the risk of racism, but B.C.'s attorney general says her government will do everything it can to make sure that won't happen. Niki Shar...
Jun 01, 2026
Separatism and energy: Alberta's Smith to meet with counterpart in Quebec this week
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning to meet with her counterpart in Quebec City this week, with separatism and energy possible topics of discussion. Speaking at an unrelated news conf...
Jun 01, 2026
Carter Hart says he has learned and grown since joining the Golden Knights after acquittal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Speaking on the eve of the Stanley Cup Final, goaltender Carter Hart said Monday he has learned and grown a lot since signing with the Vegas Golden Knights after he and four other...
Jun 01, 2026
Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses it
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, as the Justi...
Jun 01, 2026
Invasive mosquitoes and brain-swelling virus detected in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region
VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say invasive mosquitoes and a virus that can cause brain swelling in humans have been detected in the Sea-to-Sky region north of Vancouver, after an in...
Jun 01, 2026