Monthly Archives: November 2025

Thousands of bald eagles descend on B.C.’s Fraser Valley for winter migration

Every winter, tens of thousands of bald eagles descend on the lower Fraser Valley — a migration biologists say forms the world’s largest congregation of eagles.

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Facebook owner Meta wins U.S. antitrust case, won’t have to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.

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Canada Post paints bleak financial picture, hints at big job cuts

At its annual public meeting Tuesday, Canada Post revealed that it continues to bleed cash and hinted at big job cuts through attrition.

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Have you seen spotted lanternfly eggs in Windsor-Essex? Invasive Species Centre urges vigilance

Canada’s Invasive Species Centre held a workshop at Windsor’s Ojibway Nature Centre to raise local awareness of the spotted lanternfly — and its egg masses. The Asian plant-eating insect is expected to have a major impact on Canada’s wine and … Continue reading →

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CRTC updates definition of Canadian content, putting limits on AI use

The federal broadcast regulator has released a new definition of Canadian content — and humans, not AI, must maintain creative control in order to qualify.

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Alberta already has sky-high car insurance rates. Will 120 km/h speed limits send premiums higher?

Vehicle insurance companies are going to keep a close watch on whether the Alberta government keeps driving forward with a proposal to increase some highway speed limits to 120km/h.

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Stock market recovers some earlier losses while waiting on Nvidia earnings report

Wall Street bounced back from this week’s earlier losses on Wednesday, ahead of the latest earnings report from Nvidia, considered a bellwether for the artificial intelligence sector.

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New home construction dropped 17% in October, says CMHC

The annual pace of housing starts, also known as new home construction, fell 17 per cent in October compared with September, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said on Tuesday.

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They are growing the world’s most expensive spice in Canada. Here’s how

As golden hour settles over Avtar Dhillon’s farm in Abbotsford, B.C., rows of delicate purple flowers are in full bloom. Inside lies an ancient spice some Canadian farmers are beginning to get excited about.

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Cloudflare outage takes down ChatGPT, X, other internet services

Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it has identified an issue that caused outages for the social media platform X, some multiplayer games and ChatGPT.

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