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The $34 billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion opens today
Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp. says as of Wednesday, the expanded pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast will be transporting crude oil.
Search for missing woman begins in Saskatchewan landfill
Police and specialized dogs are set to start searching Saskatoon's landfill for a woman who has been missing for more than three years.
B.C. strikes online harm agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
His comments came after a joint statement was released from the premier and the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that says they will form an online safety action table, where they'll discuss "tangible steps" toward protecting people from online harms.
Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens
Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing.
Haida make history as law recognizing title introduced in B.C.
The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature on Monday.
Budget winners and losers
With a variety of fiscal and policy measures announced in the federal budget, here's a look at some of the winners and losers:
Carbon rebates land in some Canadians' accounts today
The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians today as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March.
B.C. wants to regulate electricity for power-sucking cryptocurrency miners
A statement from the Ministry of Energy says cryptocurrency miners consume large amounts of electricity to constantly run high-powered computers, while creating very few jobs or economic opportunities.
Rescue team builds landing site for difficult orca calf rescue
A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Vancouver Island.
CSIS head to testify today at foreign meddling inquiry
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault is expected to clarify whether stark CSIS conclusions contained in briefing materials were actually conveyed to government officials.