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CRA tax scam attempted on two seniors

CRA tax scam attempted on two seniors

Photo Pexels A 75-year-old West Vancouver woman and a 90-year-old Langley woman have narrowly escaped what police are calling a new version of the Canada Revenue Agency tax scam.
Canada adds 32,300 full time jobs as jobless rate stays at record low 5.8%

Canada adds 32,300 full time jobs as jobless rate stays at record low 5.8%

Shutterstock The economy delivered 32,300 net new jobs last month as Canada generated a rush of full-time work that helped keep the national unemployment rate at its record low. Statistics Canada said Friday the jobless rate stayed at 5.
Trudeau travels to B.C. in support of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Trudeau travels to B.C. in support of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured) take part in a joint press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Canadians can get emergency alerts on their cellphones starting today

Canadians can get emergency alerts on their cellphones starting today

Photo Pexels Starting today, Canadians won't have to be near a television or radio to receive emergency alerts. Life-threatening emergencies will now be broadcast on compatible mobile phones.
B.C. review draws link between corrections system and some overdose deaths

B.C. review draws link between corrections system and some overdose deaths

Photo Dan Toulgoet Two-thirds of people who fatally overdosed in British Columbia during a 19-month period were involved with the corrections system, says a panel that reviewed a skyrocketing number of illicit-drug deaths.
Second Kinder Morgan pipeline protester charged with assaulting Burnaby Mountie

Second Kinder Morgan pipeline protester charged with assaulting Burnaby Mountie

File photo A second anti-pipeline protester has been charged with assault for allegedly pushing and pulling at a Burnaby RCMP officer while he was trying to arrest another demonstrator for mischief last month.
Canadians have traded BitTorrent for Kodi for streaming pirated content: report

Canadians have traded BitTorrent for Kodi for streaming pirated content: report

Photo Shutterstock Canadians who stream pirated TV and film content have shifted almost entirely from using BitTorrent technology to the more user-friendly Kodi software that's commonly installed on TV set-top boxes running Google's Android operating
Fish farm moratorium to remain in place

Fish farm moratorium to remain in place

Atlantic salmon being raised at a B.C. fish farm. Photograph By Marine Harvest Canada The B.C.
Habitat Island a no go, for now

Habitat Island a no go, for now

Vancouver Park Board is asking the public to stay off Habitat Island for the time being until a rotting wildlife pole, that is currently home to a pair of nesting Northern Flicker woodpeckers, can be removed.
General orders new review of troubled flight that led to sexual assault charges

General orders new review of troubled flight that led to sexual assault charges

Tiger Williams The military’s top soldier has ordered a second investigation into a recent Team Canada trip that resulted in sexual-assault charges against a former NHL player and cast a cloud over the morale-boosting tours.
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