Business
Lower Mainland’s Twilight Drive-In announces it will close
1 of B.C.’s last outdoor theatres will shutter at end of 2024 summer season, due to property taxes
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Bell cuts put Bill C-11, C-18 back in the spotlight as Meta tests blocking news
‘We’re still not going to be able to monetize our news content because Meta (will) turn it off’
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Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan
‘They must also realize that this is where the industry’s going’
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Bell cutting 1,300 positions, shuttering six radio stations
Company blames cuts on unfavourable public policy and regulatory conditions
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How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence , clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in AI.
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Lack of B.C. affordable housing chasing away the people who could build it
B.C. builders say tradespeople shortage made worse by the number of workers leaving the province
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B.C. port cargo loaders approve strike, but talks continue with maritime employers
Strike action could begin as soon as June 24 if negotiations do not progress
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Ex-Samsung exec charged with stealing trade secrets to create copycat chip factory in China
South Korean prosecutors have arrested and indicted a former executive of Samsung Electronics suspected of stealing trade secrets while attempting to establish a copycat computer chip plant in China.
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TikTok: Here’s why #medicalgaslighting is trending
Now topping over 226 million views on TikTok, the social media tag #medicalgaslighting offers an outlet for patients to voice their concern about not feeling heard by today’s health care professionals.
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Glencore makes offer for the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources
Swiss firm remains interested in acquiring entire company, but has submitted proposal for part of it
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