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Teck Metals Ltd. fined $2.2 million for Columbia River effluent spill
Environment and Climate Change Canada says Teck Metals Ltd., a subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd., has been ordered to pay $2.2 million in federal and provincial fines for an effluent spill into the Columbia River.
B.C. expands blue box recycling system to accept more single-use plastics
British Columbia is increasing the types of items it accepts for recycling in its residential blue box program.
Energy prices to remain volatile in 2023: Deloitte
Deloitte says energy prices will likely be volatile in the first quarter of 2023 as geopolitical uncertainty continues.
Mazatlán mayor tells Canadian tourists they are safe from cartel violence
The mayor of a Mexican city caught up in a wave of drug cartel violence last week wasted little time reassuring Canadians and other foreign visitors that his city is safe for travellers.
Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most systems operating following ransomware attack
The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most of its priority systems are back after a ransomware attack affected its operations.
Negative COVID tests now required to fly from China to Canada
Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter Canada starting today, January 5, 2023.
Private funeral in Barrie, Ont. today for OPP officer shot and killed in ambush
A private funeral is set to be held this morning for an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead in an ambush attack last week.
B.C. enacts three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers
British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day cooling-off period for buyers after they've signed an agreement to purchase a home.
Head of group fighting COVID restrictions charged after hiring investigator to follow a judge
The Winnipeg Police Service says the president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is facing charges that include attempting to obstruct justice, following his admission in 2021 that he hired a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge.
Influenza, RSV and COVID easing across Quebec
The three respiratory viruses that had been causing chaos in the fall in Quebec hospitals — COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus — are all on the decline, the province's public health research institute said on Thursday, December 29, 2022.