B.C. Tree Fruits co-operative shutting down after 88 years - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:35:39 EDT
![The B.C. Tree Fruits logo and slogan 'Look for the Leaf' urged shoppers to support B.C.-grown fruits. A logo for B.C. Tree Fruits.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7277498.1722043372!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/b-c-tree-fruits-logo.jpg) After operating in the B.C.'s Okanagan Valley for nearly nine decades, B.C. Tree Fruits announced to growers on Friday that it is dissolving the co-operative and seeking court direction to liquidate its assets. |
Jasper's mayor visits the rubble of his home after massive Alberta wildfire destroys 358 properties - Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:32:01 EDT
![Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland, second left in blue, looks at what is left of his home of 67 years with federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan, left to right, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, and Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen in Jasper, Alta., on Friday, July 26, 2024. Wildfires encroaching into the townsite of Jasper forced an evacuation of the national park and have destroyed over 300 of the town's approximately 1100 structures, mainly impacting residential areas. Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland, second from left, looks at the remainder of his home in Jasper, Alta., on Friday, alongside federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan (first from left), Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (third from left) and others reviewing the damage.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7277476.1722040683!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jasper-mayor-richard-ireland-and-others-examine-remainder-of-mayor-s-home.jpg) |
Measles exposure notice issued after confirmed case in Moncton, N.B. - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:40:38 EDT
![Measles viruses. 3D illustration showing structure of measles virus with surface glycoprotein spikes heamagglutinin-neuraminidase and fusion protein. 3D illustration of a spiked virus.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5343123.1714000801!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/measles-virus.jpg) New Brunswick Public Health has issued a list of locations where people might have been exposed to a confirmed case of measles in the past week. |
Community rallies around 7-year-old Saskatoon girl robbed of cash, candy at lemonade stand - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:54:36 EDT
![Madison, centre, works the stand with her sister, Briella. lemonade stand](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7276746.1722017046!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/madison.jpg) Madison Vanden Dungen's week started sour and ended sweet. |
Ryan Reynolds in Vancouver for Whitecaps-Wrexham soccer match - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:42:32 EDT
![Ryan Reynolds posted on social media he plans to attend the friendly matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer team and Wrexham AFC. In this collage photo, famous actor Ryan Reynolds can be seen on one side as coaches for the soccer teams can be seen on the other.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7277554.1722053154!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ryan-reynolds-wrexham-whitecaps.jpg) Deadpool star will be in the owner's box when the Welsh club he co-owns faces off against his hometown soccer team in Vancouver. |
Soccer experts question strategic value of Canadian team's drone gambit - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:15:51 EDT
![The risk-reward proposition for the Canadian women's soccer team flying a drone to spy on a New Zealand practice at the Olympics tilted too far on the side of risk, experts said on Friday. A drone flies.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7277024.1722024191!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/903729378.jpg) |
86-year-old retiring nurse recalls stretcher races, animal crackers and keeping it light for the team - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:52:05 EDT
![Kathy Skinner, shown this week wearing Dora the Explorer scrubs, says she has most enjoyed interacting with the patients. A woman wearing Dora the Explorer scrubs](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7276687.1722023643!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kathy-skinner.jpg) Kathy Skinner says that when she started nursing in the late 1950s, there were few career options for women. At 86, the Wallaceburg resident is retiring after working in Ontario and the U.S., and is taking memories of keeping things light on the job with her. |
Company halts construction of $2.7B battery project in eastern Ontario - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:37:34 EDT
![The Umicore plant broke ground in 2023, now the company says a strategic review has been launched with the intent to maximize future business value in battery materials. Landscape drone photo of battery plant](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7276520.1722053702!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/battery-plant-loyalist-township.JPG) After breaking ground in 2023, the company building a plant to produce battery components for electric vehicles in a municipality near Kingston, Ont., says it's delaying construction of the plant citing a slowdown in EV sales. |
Health Canada warns of dosing instruction error in naloxone take-home kits - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:05:43 EDT
![Rosalie, with the EMMIS street intervention team, carries Naloxone, an overdose drug, during her rounds Monday, October 23, 2023 in Montreal. naloxone kit](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7265295.1721155843!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mtl-intervention-squad-20231026.jpg) Health Canada warns that naloxone take-home kits from Canadian Hospital Specialties Ltd. may contain incorrect naloxone dosing information on the instructional card. |
Health product recall cites risk of 'metal fibres' in certain multivitamins, supplements - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:34:12 EDT
![Health Canada says certain multivitamins and supplements that have been sold in Canada are being recalled. The recall involves multiple brand names. The image above shows an image of Kirkland Signature B100 Complex Timed Release — a product that is among those being recalled. An image of a bottle of Kirkland Signature B100 Complex Timed Release tablets.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7277434.1722038364!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/image-of-kirkland-signature-b100-complex-timed-release-product-under-recall.jpg) Multivitamins and supplements sold in Canada under various brand names are being recalled due to concern they could contain metal fibres. |
Postmedia enters agreement to buy SaltWire chain of newspapers - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:20:10 EDT
![A pile of newspapers including the Halifax Chronicle Herald and the Cape Breton Post.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7276326.1722002925!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/saltwire-papers.jpg) Postmedia has entered an agreement to purchase SaltWire, Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain, according to a news release issued Friday. |
B.C. fire officials welcome cooler weather, remain wary of winds - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:13:21 EDT
![The Dogtooth Forest Service Road wildfire pictured from Highway 95 just south of Golden, B.C., on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. A hillside on fire seen from a gravel road. The sky is smoky and orange.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7276469.1722008597!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dogtooth-fire-near-golden-b-c-wednesday-24-july.JPG) The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid growth of an out-of-control fire near Golden, but rain and cooler temperatures arriving for most of the province are expected to help reduce fire activity. |
Scotiabank says it has fixed technical issue that stalled payday deposits to customers - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:34:00 EDT
![Bank of Canada is expected to increase interest rates tomorrow; July 12th, 2023 Justine Boulin/CBC See people walking and Scotiabank exterior and sign in bg. Pedestrians walk past a Scotiabank sign.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7042286.1701191151!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/scotiabank.jpg) Scotiabank says it has resolved the issue that prevented paycheques from being deposited in customer accounts and clients will start seeing payments land in their accounts. |
COVID-19 public health emergency in B.C. declared over - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:02:33 EDT
![A waiter on an outdoor restaurant patio serves red wine to an older couple dining out on a sunny afternoon in Vancouver. See waiter and couple wearing PPE masks. Taken on January 22, 2021 A waiter on an outdoor restaurant patio serves red wine to an older couple dining out on a sunny afternoon in Vancouver. See waiter and couple wearing PPE masks. Taken on January 22, 2021](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6373991.1722012120!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/covid-19-daily-life.jpg) British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Toronto backtracks on removing businessman's name from historic house after racism controversy - Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 EDT
![This $5 million historic home was in danger of having its heritage designation removed after its new owners complained to the City of Toronto that its original owner held racist views. Council later rejected that application but agreed to remove his name from city documents. A large and mostly yellow brick house is seen through several trees.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7275782.1721952621!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/racisthouse-headline.jpeg) City officials in Toronto have reversed course on a controversial decision to remove the name of a prominent early 20th century Toronto businessman from a historic home, in light of new information brought forward by his descendants. |