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FILE - A Paqui One Chip Challenge chip is displayed in Boston, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. A medical examiner says a Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge died from ingesting a substance “with a high capsaicin concentration,” according to autopsy results The Associated Press obtained late Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Capsaicin is a chili pepper extract. Harris Wolobah died on Sept. 1, 2023, after eating the chip. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc, File)

Teen who died after eating spicy chip had congenital heart defect

Paqui pulled product from store shelves shortly after Massachusetts death

Alexis Bogan, whose speech was impaired by a brain tumor, uses an AI powered smartphone app to create a audible drink order at a Starbucks drive-thru on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lincoln, R.I. The app converts her typed entries into a verbal message created using her original voice. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone

The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She…

A BYD Seagull electric vehicle is displayed at the Caresoft Global facility Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Livonia, Mich. Caresoft President Terry Woychowski, a former engineer at General Motors, said the Seagull represents a “clarion call” for the U.S. auto industry. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Low-cost Chinese Seagull could create waves in electric vehicle market

‘Any car company that’s not paying attention to them as a competitor is going to be lost’

The federal government is asking a labour tribunal to review whether a strike by rail workers would jeopardize Canadians’ health and safety. Labour and Seniors Ministerr Seamus O’Regan during a news conference, in Ottawa, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal safety review could delay massive national railway strike

Feds order Industrial Relations Board probe as concerns mount about clogged supply chain

The federal government is asking a labour tribunal to review whether a strike by rail workers would jeopardize Canadians’ health and safety. Labour and Seniors Ministerr Seamus O’Regan during a news conference, in Ottawa, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canfor’s closed Houston sawmill. It has announced it won’t replace it. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today)

Canfor cancels planned new northern B.C. mill, closes another, curtails a 3rd

Forestry firm won’t build new sawmill in Houston, closes mill in Bear Lake, Prince George pulp line

Canfor’s closed Houston sawmill. It has announced it won’t replace it. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today)
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Rural B.C. taxi/ride hailing service, disabled access improvements called for

Committee makes multiple recommendations on how to improve the industry

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The open sign at London Drugs Broadway and Vine location has been turned off in Vancouver on Monday, April. 29, 2024. The president of London Drugs says he doesn’t know why the company was subject to a cyber attack that forced it to close its stores, but hackers with sophisticated methods are “constantly probing for weaknesses” in online systems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

‘Constantly probing for weaknesses’: London Drugs responds to cyber attack

President said company has been preparing for attack for years, unclear why it was targeted

The open sign at London Drugs Broadway and Vine location has been turned off in Vancouver on Monday, April. 29, 2024. The president of London Drugs says he doesn’t know why the company was subject to a cyber attack that forced it to close its stores, but hackers with sophisticated methods are “constantly probing for weaknesses” in online systems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
The London Drugs Kerrisdale location is seen closed on Monday, April. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

All London Drugs outlets reopen after hack leads to lengthy shutdown

B.C.-based firm says it appears no client information was compromised in cybersecurity breach

The London Drugs Kerrisdale location is seen closed on Monday, April. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Only two per cent of people in the marine industry are women, according to Kamila Calko, founder of Starlight. The community platform and adovacy group was launched Saturday. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)

SeaLight initiative wants to make waves in B.C.’s marine industry for women

Only two per cent of the people working in the marine industry are female

Only two per cent of people in the marine industry are women, according to Kamila Calko, founder of Starlight. The community platform and adovacy group was launched Saturday. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)
The open sign at a London Drugs is turned off in Vancouver on Monday, April. 29, 2024. London Drugs is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, with dozens reopening, about a week after a cybersecurity incident forced them to close. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

London Drugs reopens about half its stores after cybersecurity shutdown

Pharmacies will not be able to fill new prescriptions due to connectivity issues

The open sign at a London Drugs is turned off in Vancouver on Monday, April. 29, 2024. London Drugs is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, with dozens reopening, about a week after a cybersecurity incident forced them to close. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A WestJet passenger jet taxis while a WestJet turbo prop plane sits parked at a departure gate at the Calgary International Airport on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. A statement from the Calgary-based airline says a tentative deal between it and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association has been agreed to. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet mechanics lockout averted, tenative deal reached

Terms of deal with Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association not yet available

A WestJet passenger jet taxis while a WestJet turbo prop plane sits parked at a departure gate at the Calgary International Airport on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. A statement from the Calgary-based airline says a tentative deal between it and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association has been agreed to. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada Post says it lost $748 million before tax last year as it warned of larger, unsustainable losses ahead. The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company’s Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B.C., June 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada Post reports $748M pre-tax loss for 2023, warns of worse ahead

The Crown corporation says it’s struggling amid intense competition in parcel delivery services

Canada Post says it lost $748 million before tax last year as it warned of larger, unsustainable losses ahead. The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company’s Pacific Processing Centre, in Richmond, B.C., June 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People wait outside of the London Drugs Dunbar location on Monday, April. 29, 2024. London Drugs says its phone lines are operational again after being taken offline in response to a cybersecurity incident. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

London Drugs phones back, stores still closed after cybersecurity incident

Canada Post offices inside London Drugs stores are also up and running again

People wait outside of the London Drugs Dunbar location on Monday, April. 29, 2024. London Drugs says its phone lines are operational again after being taken offline in response to a cybersecurity incident. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
B.C. Ferries navigate around luxury passenger vessel MV Isabelle on their routes between downtown Nanaimo and Gabriola Island Thursday morning, Feb. 8. The ship is a luxury floatel waiting off Nanaimo for approval to use as construction workers accommodations for Woodfibre LNG’s export facility in Howe Sound. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)

Fearful Squamish rejects ‘floatel’ housing for LNG plant workers

Council votes to reject repurposed cruise ship citing safety and environmental concerns

B.C. Ferries navigate around luxury passenger vessel MV Isabelle on their routes between downtown Nanaimo and Gabriola Island Thursday morning, Feb. 8. The ship is a luxury floatel waiting off Nanaimo for approval to use as construction workers accommodations for Woodfibre LNG’s export facility in Howe Sound. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)
Interfor announced Wednesday its reducing lumber production across North American operations by around 10 per cent. Photo: Cranbrook Townsman file

Interfor cutting back lumber production in B.C. and elsewhere

Company announces reduction of 175 million board feet in response to weak market conditions

Interfor announced Wednesday its reducing lumber production across North American operations by around 10 per cent. Photo: Cranbrook Townsman file
Staff work in a marijuana grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canadian cannabis stocks are soaring after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it will reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Potential U.S. move sees Canadian cannabis stock skyrocket

Shift happens after reports U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is moving to reclassify marijuana

Staff work in a marijuana grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Canadian cannabis stocks are soaring after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it will reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A woman waits outside of the London Drugs Broadway and Vine location in Vancouver on Monday, April 29, 2024. London Drugs is investigating the extent to which data may have been compromised in a cybersecurity incident that has prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further notice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

London Drugs stores remain closed as firm probes potential data breach

Company working with third-party cybersecurity experts to bring its operations back online

A woman waits outside of the London Drugs Broadway and Vine location in Vancouver on Monday, April 29, 2024. London Drugs is investigating the extent to which data may have been compromised in a cybersecurity incident that has prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further notice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A self-driving tractor trailer maneuvers around a test track in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The truck is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc. Late this year, Aurora plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer…

A self-driving tractor trailer maneuvers around a test track in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The truck is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc. Late this year, Aurora plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Ian Chalmers, Principal, Research, Creative & Design Director of Pivot Design Group (left) and Peter Scott Principal and Founder of Q30 Design Inc. are photographed in their shared office space in Toronto, on Thursday, April 4, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Finding right partner key to finding Canadian business office solutions

Remote and hybrid work making it harder to justify full office for small business

Ian Chalmers, Principal, Research, Creative & Design Director of Pivot Design Group (left) and Peter Scott Principal and Founder of Q30 Design Inc. are photographed in their shared office space in Toronto, on Thursday, April 4, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Four B.C. breweries are coming home with awards from the 2024 World Beer Cup, held in Las Vegas. (World Beer Cup/Facebook)

Kelowna, Victoria breweries coming home with hardware from World Beer Cup

Breweries in North Vancouver and Whistler also won awards

Four B.C. breweries are coming home with awards from the 2024 World Beer Cup, held in Las Vegas. (World Beer Cup/Facebook)