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[published_date] Four years after Greyhound abruptly left Canada, a German company is banking on Canadian travellers still having plenty of appetite for the good old-fashioned bus.  Flixbus, established in Munich in 2013, offers low-cost bus service in a distinctive, bright green package. The company, which operates in more than 40 countries, started offering intercity bus trips…

[published_date] This is an ongoing story. Check back for updates. One of Saskatchewan and Canada's most wanted criminals was arrested on Saturday at the Montreal Trudeau Airport.  Jonathan Ouellet-Gendron, 36, had been wanted by Saskatoon Police since May 2022 as a suspect in a first-degree murder after a running gun battle that took place in a residential neighbourhood in Saskatoon.…

[published_date] An Afghan Canadian man is calling on the federal government to speed up the refugee sponsorship process for his mother, who fled Afghanistan after she was beaten by the Taliban and is now hiding in Tajikistan to avoid deportation back to Kabul. Noorullah Hakemi, who lives in Ottawa and came to Canada in 2019,…

[published_date] It's become a common refrain when Canadian politicians are asked about retaliatory measures or negotiations in the ongoing trade war: 85 per cent of Canada's trade with the U.S. is "tariff-free." Prime Minister Mark Carney said as much on Tuesday and again on Friday, when pressed for information about his next salvo in the…

[published_date] Working three full-time jobs, raising kids and tending her blooming garden: Angeleta Cox says her mother, Sonia Elizabeth Cox, never really slowed down all her life.  Then, at the age of 64, a diagnosis of Alzheimer's slammed the brakes on the vibrant life she'd painstakingly built after immigrating to Canada from Jamaica in 1985.…

[published_date] Day 6 Why gondolas have a real place in public transit What if your daily commute didn't mean enduring bumper-to-bumper traffic but soaring above it instead?  It sounds like wishful thinking, but in parts of the world, cable cars or gondolas — typically seen at ski resorts or tourist spots — are actually…

[published_date] It's kind of a big dill. Popular pickle brand Bick's, which is made only for the Canadian market, is no longer on the shelves of some Canadian retailers, a consequence of the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States. While it's a jarring change for many shoppers, it may push consumers to buy more homegrown…

[published_date] Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued heat warnings for large portions of southwest B.C. as wildfire fighters expect challenging conditions to begin Sunday. As of Saturday afternoon, the heat warnings covered the inland and eastern sections of Vancouver Island, as well as the Howe Sound, Whistler and Pemberton areas in the Sea-to-Sky…

[published_date] Organizers say the African Descent Festival 2025 has been cancelled after the Vancouver Park Board refused to issue a permit, citing unresolved issues from past events. The two-day cultural celebration, which would have marked its 11th year, was scheduled for this weekend at English Bay Beach Park. The festival typically features music, dance, food…

[published_date] When it comes to cinematography, a giant Pacific octopus that borrowed a camera from two divers earns a solid "10 out of 10." Underwater videographer John Roney said he and his longtime diving buddy Chris Mullen went out on Aug. 5 to Nanoose Bay on the east side of Vancouver Island, a renowned spot…

[published_date] After more than a week in the B.C. wilderness, a man has been rescued thanks to the efforts of Quesnel Search and Rescue and the Williams Lake RCMP. The man was found in the bush, near a shelter he had created out of mud and sticks, about 50 kilometres northwest of Williams Lake, B.C., said Bob…

[published_date] Several of Canada's most prominent real estate companies are slamming an attempt from a B.C. billionaire to take over 25 former Hudson's Bay leases, saying her plan for their spaces "defies commercial common sense" and is "entirely unrealistic." The landlords, including Cadillac Fairview, Oxford Properties, Ivanhoe Cambridge, KingSett Capital Inc., Morguard Investments Ltd. and Primaris…