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Telecommunications giant Telus says it plans to trim 6,000 jobs, citing its need to free up cash flow and remain competitive.  Restructuring comes amid telecom giant’s drop in 2nd-quarter profit. Telecommunications giant Telus says it plans to trim 6,000 jobs, citing its need to free up cash flow and remain …

Just like our lungs, our eyes absorb the fine particles found in wildfire smoke. And while the long-term health impacts of breathing in this pollutant are well-known, eye doctors say it’s less clear what sorts of vision problems can result from frequent exposure.  Cataracts, other eye diseases linked to pollutants …

A cluster of clean tech firms that got their start in Calgary are growing their operations south of the border as a proposed policy shift in the United States provides a big growth opportunity.  Business booming for companies that can detect, monitor or reduce harmful methane gases. A cluster of …

After multiple workforce surveys probing racism and discrimination toward employees, the federal Immigration Department says it is in the process of setting up an independent ombudsperson’s office, expected to be up and running by this fall.  Unions representing IRCC staff say they haven’t been formally consulted on steps to create …

The B.C. Wildfire Service says the “worst case scenario” forced residents in the Shuswap region to evacuate on Wednesday as unexpected winds pushed a weeks-old wildfire toward a lakeside community.  Some residents say blaze should have been doused sooner to prevent evacuations. Fire burns near B.C. cabins, homes as wind …

The RCMP says one person died after a single-vehicle crash Friday morning. (CBC) One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on the Veterans Memorial Highway early Friday morning. The RCMP said it responded to the scene at 7 a.m. between the Bay Roberts and North River exits. The driver …

A chat with Wayne Gretzky while in a fast-food joint’s parking lot is emblematic of Nick Taylor’s new life. He has quiet moments where he’s just a family man, and then unreal situations where he’s greeted like a conquering hero after ending a 69-year stretch of futility by Canadian golfers …

(Photo by David PARRY / AFP) OTTAWA, Canada–Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that he and his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are separating. In a post on Instagram, the prime minister said “that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate.” A statement …

Meta and Google worked out a deal with the Australia government on a law that would make digital giants pay for journalism. Canada passed its own law, without any such deal. Meta says it has begun ending news availability on its platforms in Canada. Did Ottawa miss an opportunity to …

Several properties in a popular southern British Columbia recreational community have been damaged or destroyed as a wildfire near two lakes northwest of Whistler, B.C., spreads quickly and aggressively.  Evacuation order covering the more than 200 properties around Gun Lake still in place. People living in a popular recreational community …