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Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too

Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too

When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface. "We literally left footprints when we were walking in the house," he recalled.
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It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

CALGARY — It’s the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there’s no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon. Or smoke out Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the revolver.
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How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada's grocery stores

How changing demographics and tastes are shaping Canada's grocery stores

It’s mid-December at a large supermarket in Mississauga, Ont., and Christmas music plays softly over the speakers as customers roam the aisles, picking the perfect lemon and eyeing the large olive counter in the middle of the store.
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Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens

Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens

MONTREAL — Social workers on the front lines of homelessness in Montreal say they feel increasingly powerless as more people find themselves forced to live in tents during the winter.
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New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

TORONTO — The federal government is proposing new rules surrounding airlines' obligations to travellers whose flights are disrupted, even when delays or cancellations are caused by an "exceptional circumstance" outside of carriers' control.
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B.C. law society seeks Fintrac info on money laundering red flags

B.C. law society seeks Fintrac info on money laundering red flags

Fintrac found last year that about 2,400 suspicious transaction reports submitted by reporting entities, such as banks, were tied to legal professionals.
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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Do
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Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadl
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No farm, no problem: Young farmers get their start in the industry in other ways

No farm, no problem: Young farmers get their start in the industry in other ways

It was a Netflix documentary Michael Nantais watched during the early months of the pandemic that cemented his love of sustainable farming.
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Overheated immigration system needed 'discipline' infusion: minister

Overheated immigration system needed 'discipline' infusion: minister

OTTAWA — An "overheated" immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in hi
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