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Old glass plant to become largest solar farm in the Interior — if not B.C.

Old glass plant to become largest solar farm in the Interior — if not B.C.

Seven-acre rooftop installation expected to generate up to four megawatts of power.
B.C. scientists have decoded how killer whales breathe. Here's why it matters

B.C. scientists have decoded how killer whales breathe. Here's why it matters

Killer whales breathe once every time they surface, a finding that could help scientists understand the predators' metabolism and how much fish they need to survive.
Should I tell my employer that I have ADHD?

Should I tell my employer that I have ADHD?

Also, why you may not want to job-hop, moving countries to create opportunity and what leaders can learn from Alanis Morissette.
Renowned SFU criminologist Robert Gordon dies, leaving trail of contributions

Renowned SFU criminologist Robert Gordon dies, leaving trail of contributions

Robert Gordon had been mentioned over 1,500 times in media articles through his life; most recently, he was critical of the Surrey police transition process and a continued advocate of provincial and regional police reforms in B.C.
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales down 2.1% at $69.9B in March

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales down 2.1% at $69.9B in March

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales fell 2.1 per cent to $69.9 billion in March as sales of petroleum and coal products and motor vehicles fell, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
Home sales dip in April from prior month as spring listings perk up: CREA

Home sales dip in April from prior month as spring listings perk up: CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes changing hands in April fell from the previous month despite an influx of new listings hitting the market. On a month-over-month basis, CREA said home sales in April were down 1.
Carey Price to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from UNBC

Carey Price to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from UNBC

Carey Price, a world-renowned goaltender, role model for Indigenous youth, and philanthropist, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Northern British Columbia during the 2024 Convocation ceremony at the Prince George
RBC integrates HSBC, reveals details about Vancouver banking hub

RBC integrates HSBC, reveals details about Vancouver banking hub

Toronto-based bank committed to create banking hub in Vancouver to gain federal approval for deal to buy HSBC in largest-ever domestic banking transaction
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in April down 1% from March

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in April down 1% from March

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in April edged down one per cent compared with March.
Rob Shaw: A Gordon Campbell intervention could re-shape B.C.'s fall election

Rob Shaw: A Gordon Campbell intervention could re-shape B.C.'s fall election

Political tensions rise in British Columbia as efforts to forge unity among Conservatives and BC United intensify ahead of the provincial election