B.C. might say goodbye to daylight saving time, says premier

B.C. considering joining three western U.S. states pursuing a similar proposal B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province may join Washington, Oregon and California in having daylight saving time year round. Legislators from the three states recently proposed bills that would end annual one-hour time changes from standard time to daylight saving time, keeping them permanently on daylight […]

Old-growth forest study key

VANCOUVER – Two scientists say defining the biodiversity of a forest by the age of the trees is an oversimplification because it does not take into account the richness of the species in a forest, but lichens can provide a deeper understanding of a woodlands’ ecosystem. Troy McMullin, a lichenologist at the Canadian Museum of […]

Trudeau apologizes to Inuit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized on Friday for the way Inuit in northern Canada were treated for tuberculosis in the mid-20th century, calling it colonial and misguided. Trudeau was in Iqaluit to deliver an apology to the Inuit on behalf of the federal government. “Today, I am here to offer an official apology for the […]

Canadian tech unicorn Lightspeed stock jumps after TSX IPO

Company valued at $1.4 billion based on IPO price, and has risen since then Shares in Montreal-based technology company Lightspeed POS Inc. jumped on their first day of trading Friday, up 18.3 per cent. Founded in 2005, the software company provides point of sale, payment processing and other services for other almost 50,000 restaurants and […]

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