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Credit unions compete with big banks in race to attract younger Canadians

Credit unions compete with big banks in race to attract younger Canadians

Kayla Rourke's first banking experience was with Conexus Credit Union but left to try the Bank of Nova Scotia in her teens, hoping to take advantage of the Scene points program to earn free movie tickets
Full investigation of Rabih Alkhalil escape needed, say those familiar with North Fraser Pretrial Centre

Full investigation of Rabih Alkhalil escape needed, say those familiar with North Fraser Pretrial Centre

Kash Heed said in his 32 years of policing, he has never seen "such an inept investigation on a suspected murderer that has escaped"
ArriveCan app frustrates users, experts even after glitch fix

ArriveCan app frustrates users, experts even after glitch fix

MONTREAL — Calls to scrap the ArriveCan app continue from experts in medicine and technology as well as travellers, even after the federal government fixed a technical glitch that instructed some users to quarantine unnecessarily.
Honda Celebration of Light has no plans to go green and replace fireworks with drones

Honda Celebration of Light has no plans to go green and replace fireworks with drones

When the first Honda Celebration of Light splashed above English Bay in 1990, it was known as the Symphony of Fire, there were no electric car chargers in parking lots, no carbon taxes charged at gas pumps and no separated bike lanes criss-crossing d
Insider trading: July 25, 2022

Insider trading: July 25, 2022

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended July 13, 2022. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Arrests made after gangland slaying kills two in Whistler

Arrests made after gangland slaying kills two in Whistler

Two people were arrested after a deadly shooting of two men outside the Sundial Hotel in Whistler. Sea-to-Sky RCMP have not provided details on the arrest or whether charges are forthcoming.
RCMP say B.C. jail escape accomplice photos are not real

RCMP say B.C. jail escape accomplice photos are not real

Coquitlam RCMP is backtracking on the photographs it released of the alleged accomplices of a man on trial for first degree murder who escaped Thursday from North Fraser Pretrial Centre, after a reporter noticed nearly identical images were published
Gas prices are dipping: Where to find the best deals in Metro Vancouver

Gas prices are dipping: Where to find the best deals in Metro Vancouver

Sick of paying for gas in B.C.? Take advantage of the predicted drop in prices on July 23.
Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get 10 years, court told

Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get 10 years, court told

John McIver was found dead inside a Vancouver appliance-repair business he had run for 50 years.
Vancouver murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

Vancouver murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

The trial of Wolfpack Alliance gangster Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil will go on without him. The 35-year-old escaped July 21 from North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Coquitlam, putting a temporary halt on his first degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court.