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A new report says fares on summer flights to Canadian cities have shot up over the past year. People make their way through Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ont. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Canadians paying more to fly as summer airfare prices jump

Domestic fares from July through September stand 14 per cent higher on average than last year

A new report says fares on summer flights to Canadian cities have shot up over the past year. People make their way through Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ont. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
B.C. Lions’ Alexander Hollins bobbles the ball and fails to make the catch during the first half of a CFL football game against the Calgary Stampeders, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: CFL a great game, but kudos to the Lions for knowing the event matters

Quality of the marketing finally catching up to the quality of the game north of the border

B.C. Lions’ Alexander Hollins bobbles the ball and fails to make the catch during the first half of a CFL football game against the Calgary Stampeders, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Insulin icodec, which will be sold under the brand name Awiqli, is shown in a handout photo. Canada is the first country to get the product, which was approved by Health Canada in March for the treatment of adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. HO/THE CANADIAN PRESS

World’s first weekly insulin injections coming to Canada

Awiqli available June 30 for treatment of adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Insulin icodec, which will be sold under the brand name Awiqli, is shown in a handout photo. Canada is the first country to get the product, which was approved by Health Canada in March for the treatment of adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. HO/THE CANADIAN PRESS
FILE - The U.S. Surgeon General’s Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Social media access should come with health warning: US surgeon-general

America’s top doctor wants product labeled in similar fashion to cigarette packages

FILE - The U.S. Surgeon General’s Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto. New homes are built in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Vancouver housing starts dip, contrary to national trend

CMHC says annual pace of national housing starts in May up 10% from April

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto. New homes are built in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Health Adrian Dix speaks during a news conference to announce Canada’s first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests in Vancouver, B.C., on January 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C.’s first health centre catering to francophones to open in the fall

More than 80,000 provincial residents named French as their mother tongue as of 2021

Minister of Health Adrian Dix speaks during a news conference to announce Canada’s first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests in Vancouver, B.C., on January 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Mitchell Dyck, de Chilliwack, en Colombie-Britannique, que l’on voit sur cette photo, faisait partie des patients qui n’ont pas pu se rendre à l’hôpital pour une dialyse vitale lors des inondations de 2021 qui ont emporté les autoroutes et ont incité les professionnels de la santé à réfléchir à la meilleure façon de coordonner les soins vitaux lors de catastrophes liées au changement climatique. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Photo fournie

Climate change disasters require plans for dialysis patients, experts say

When flooding hit B.C. in 2021, patients had to be flown by helicopter to receive regular treatment

Mitchell Dyck, de Chilliwack, en Colombie-Britannique, que l’on voit sur cette photo, faisait partie des patients qui n’ont pas pu se rendre à l’hôpital pour une dialyse vitale lors des inondations de 2021 qui ont emporté les autoroutes et ont incité les professionnels de la santé à réfléchir à la meilleure façon de coordonner les soins vitaux lors de catastrophes liées au changement climatique. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Photo fournie
Florida Panthers’ Vladimir Tarasenko (10) and Edmonton Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm (14) battle for the puck during first period Game 4 action of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton on Saturday June 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Florida Panthers’ Vladimir Tarasenko (10) and Edmonton Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm (14) battle for the puck during first period Game 4 action of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton on Saturday June 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., left, passes while being pursued by Calgary Stampeders’ Micah Teitz during the first half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., left, passes while being pursued by Calgary Stampeders’ Micah Teitz during the first half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s Olivia Apps scores a try against Brazil during HSBC Canada Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian rugby captain back training after B.C. cougar attack

Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps was treated after Strathcona park cougar incident

Canada’s Olivia Apps scores a try against Brazil during HSBC Canada Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Wild caribou roam the tundra near The Meadowbank Gold Mine located in the Nunavut on March 25, 2009. A major provincial park expansion is set to create a protection zone of almost 2,000 square kilometres for caribou and other species in northeastern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Caribou protection sparks creation of B.C.’s biggest new park in a decade

Nearly 2,000-square-kilometre Klinse-za Park created just west of Chetwynd

Wild caribou roam the tundra near The Meadowbank Gold Mine located in the Nunavut on March 25, 2009. A major provincial park expansion is set to create a protection zone of almost 2,000 square kilometres for caribou and other species in northeastern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

WestJet Encore pilots ratify deal, averting possibility of strike

Contract goes into effect immediately, with retroactive pay to Jan. 1

A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a G7 poster as he arrives to the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Thursday, June 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

G7 leaders pledge action to counter foreign interference

Communique calls on tech firms to step up efforts to prevent interference, information manipulation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs a G7 poster as he arrives to the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Thursday, June 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users information and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight. Two screenshots taken from a smartphone on Thursday, May 30, 2024, show the steps needed to mute the “Ask Meta AI anything” chatbot on the Facebook and Instagram apps. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP

How Meta’s AI uses your data and why opting out is not so simple

Meta AI chatbot embedded in the company’s platforms is raising a lot of questions

Meta Platforms Inc. has long been using artificial intelligence to help it serve users information and ads it thinks are most likely to interest them, but its new chatbot has thrust the company’s use of the technology back into the spotlight. Two screenshots taken from a smartphone on Thursday, May 30, 2024, show the steps needed to mute the “Ask Meta AI anything” chatbot on the Facebook and Instagram apps. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
Vancouver defenceman Nikita Zadorov is looking like he’s likely to test free agency come July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Vancouver defenceman Nikita Zadorov has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL and Canucks blue-liner Carson Soucy will have a hearing with the league for cross-checks on Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid. Zadorov celebrates with teammates after his goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

THE MOJ: 4 thoughts to ponder for a B.C. sports fan Friday

Canucks free agency, Lions home opener, helping kids, and Edmonton

Vancouver defenceman Nikita Zadorov is looking like he’s likely to test free agency come July. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Vancouver defenceman Nikita Zadorov has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL and Canucks blue-liner Carson Soucy will have a hearing with the league for cross-checks on Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid. Zadorov celebrates with teammates after his goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A man eats a chicken wing, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at a barbecue restaurant in Cincinnati. Psychologists have known for years now that men tend to eat more meat than women, but a study of people around the world now reveals that that’s true across cultures. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Men really do eat more meat, and that increases with wealth and freedom

As climate change pressure mounts, research supports the stereotype as true across cultures

A man eats a chicken wing, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at a barbecue restaurant in Cincinnati. Psychologists have known for years now that men tend to eat more meat than women, but a study of people around the world now reveals that that’s true across cultures. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc arrives to appear before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Leblanc has told the British Columbia government Ottawa will continue to back the RCMP as the province’s contract police force serving many cities and rural and remote areas amid an ongoing force transition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Ottawa give B.C. short-term certainty on RCMP contract policing

Federal government looking at a revamp of how federal police force operates

Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc arrives to appear before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Leblanc has told the British Columbia government Ottawa will continue to back the RCMP as the province’s contract police force serving many cities and rural and remote areas amid an ongoing force transition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (3) throws the ball during first half CFL action against the Toronto Argonauts, in Toronto, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (3) throws the ball during first half CFL action against the Toronto Argonauts, in Toronto, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
A column of wildfire smoke is seen from the Midnight Dome fire lookout tower near Dawson City on Aug. 2, 2022. (Submitted/Government of Yukon)

Yukon expects return to ‘normal’ wildfire season after busy 2023: officials

Damp ground and a significant snowpack expected to hurt chances of a repeat of last year

A column of wildfire smoke is seen from the Midnight Dome fire lookout tower near Dawson City on Aug. 2, 2022. (Submitted/Government of Yukon)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, meets with Pope Francis during the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Friday, June 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Pope Francis meets with Trudeau, warns leaders to approach AI responsibly

Pontiff delivers address about the promises and perils of artificial intelligence

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, meets with Pope Francis during the G7 Summit in Savelletri Di Fasano, Italy on Friday, June 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick