A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday.
A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face: steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast or risk a prolonged legal fight.
An overwhelming majority of Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted in support of selling the business to Paramount on Thursday. The approval by shareholders is a big step toward the deal being finalized, which would have big implications for the media landscape.
WestJet is increasing the price many passengers will pay to check baggage less than two weeks after a similar Air Canada move, with increases of $5, $10 and $50 to certain checked luggage fees.
Two of the biggest global names in Punjabi music are set to take over Canada’s largest venues — underscoring the genre’s explosive rise worldwide. Diljit Dosanjh and Karan Aujla are launching Canadian tours drawing demand promoters say rivals some of the biggest names in hip-hop.
Fresh veggies cost 7.8 per cent more in March compared to March last year, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent inflation numbers. And the worst offender? The mighty cucumber.
The Vancouver-based athleisure retailer announced Wednesday that Heidi O’Neill will become its next chief executive officer on Sept. 8, when she will also join its board.
Transat A.T. Inc travel company will reduce capacity by six per cent from May to October.
Currently a vice-president of hardware engineering with Apple, Ternus has overseen the product design of much of the company’s tech, from AirPods to the Macbook Neo. But Apple has struggled on the AI front in recent years, and how Ternus will approach it remains a question.
Instagram is testing a premium subscription that, for a monthly fee, allows users to extend the life of their story posts, “spotlight” their stories to put them at the front of followers’ feeds and see how many people have rewatched their stories. It’s part of an industry-wide shift away from services that are free and equal for all users — a shift that some say is wearing people out.