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Lapu Lapu victim, who lost high school sweetheart, says system failed him – BC

Another Lapu Lapu Festival victim has come forward, saying he feels failed by the system after the tragedy. Blaine Redlac, 29, was hit on his right leg and thrown up to 10 metres when a vehicle plowed through the festival in Vancouver on April...

Gas, food and travel: How the war in Iran is driving up costs in B.C.

Experts say the war in Iran is having a rippling effect across the world, and B.C. is starting to see some impacts. The pressure on oil supplies has pushed the price of gas in Metro Vancouver to record highs of more than $2 per...

Why Iran is using passage through Strait of Hormuz as geopolitical ‘ransom’ – National

As Iran allows some ships but not others to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping chokepoint, the arrangements amount to what one expert calls a form of geopolitical “ransom.” The Strait of Hormuz normally sees about 20 per cent of the...

Calgary, Edmonton and Prague to host 2028 World Cup of Hockey

It’s official. Calgary and Edmonton have been chosen, along with Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, as the host cities for the 2028 World Cup of Hockey. The NHL made the announcement on Monday in a social media post featuring messages from...

Montreal father loses nearly $20,000 in impersonation scam

Eric Sauvageau and his son Sam are still trying to process what happened. A few weeks ago, Eric, 60, received a phone call from someone he believed was his son, and it changed everything.“I get a call from a private number, from my fake...

Ford government poised to waive HST on all new homes as sector struggles

The Ford government is poised to offer all home buyers a significant tax discount on newly built homes, Global News has learned, in a major expansion of a government program designed to breathe life into Ontario’s sluggish housing sector. As part of his spring...
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