Monthly Archives: October 2025

Father and son discover fossilized ichthyosaur skull in B.C.’s Kiskatinaw River valley

Local resident Kevin Geist and his 11-year-old son Andreas discovered the skull two summers ago, spotting a strange black rock along the river’s shoreline in the fossil-rich Peace region.

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Faulty culverts are harming or killing fish. N.S. environmentalists want that to change

A Nova Scotia man who fishes in the Minas Basin says he routinely sees the harm that faulty culverts cause fish.

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Leaked files reveal CRA refunded millions by mistake

More than two years after paying out $4.99 million in an allegedly bogus refund, the Canada Revenue Agency is stuck in Federal Court trying to figure out where the money went and how to get it back.

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Bodycams worn by Toronto FreshCo cashiers raise questions about safety and privacy

Sobeys Inc. confirmed it’s running a body-worn camera pilot after FreshCo cashiers were spotted wearing them in a store located at Sherbourne and Isabella streets.

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Ottawa is pledging more on defence — and Calgary wants a piece of the action

While Calgary is best known as an oil and gas town, a growing aerospace and defence industry has largely flown under the radar. The sector hopes to get a boost from a renewed national interest in defence spending, and in … Continue reading →

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Lululemon trademarks ‘Lululemon dupe’ in the U.S., in latest lookalike crackdown

Now that Lululemon owns the phrase “Lululemon dupe,” others using it for marketing or advertising could be in trouble, experts say. And it’s just one way the brand has tried to fight against similar-but-cheaper products known online as dupes.

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B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu loses court fight to take over Hudson’s Bay properties

An Ontario court has ruled against a B.C. billionaire who spent the summer fighting for the right to occupy and start businesses in the former Hudson’s Bay properties.

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Statistics Canada to delay publishing September trade data as U.S. government shutdown continues

Statistics Canada says it will delay publishing international trade data for September because of the government shutdown in the United States.

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Now is the perfect time to catch Comet Lemmon in the evening sky

There’s been a new comet in the sky over the past few weeks, but now is the prime time to see it for yourself.

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U.S. inflation stays high but prices rose less than economists forecast

U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as the costs of some imported goods rose while rental prices cooled.

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