B.C. has launched a competitive bidding process requiring AI and data centre projects to compete for 400 megawatts of electricity over two years; applications close March 18 and decisions are expected by early fall.
Catherine O'Hara, who died at 71, was a Toronto-born comedian and actor celebrated for her work on SCTV and later screen roles; the article highlights five memorable performances including Beetlejuice, Home Alone, Best in Show and Schitt's Creek.
Hundreds of Conservative delegates gathered in Calgary to debate proposals on abortion, medical assistance in dying (MAID), immigration, professional licensing and CBC funding, while leader Pierre Poilievre faces a leadership vote Friday. The proposals are advisory and are not binding on the leader or the party caucus.
The Char-Lan Recreation Centre qualified for a $924,360 grant through the Ontario Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund and Gallivan Group was awarded a $1,999,000 tender; EVB Engineering will provide administration services for the project.
The West Kelowna RCMP's Indigenous Policing Services team will hold its fourth annual charity basketball game on Feb. 27 at Constable Neil Bruce Middle School, and proceeds will support school programming.
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Mowi Canada West's challenge and upheld the government's refusal to renew aquaculture licences in the Discovery Islands, reaffirming a 2024 Federal Court ruling; the decision supports the ongoing phase-out of open-net pen salmon farms in the region.
Vancouver council will hold a public hearing on Feb. 3 to consider two city-led rezoning applications that together would add 1,869 rental apartments on city-owned land, including a 1,089-unit mixed-use proposal near the Burrard Street Bridge and a 780-unit proposal near Main and Terminal Avenue.
Officials say a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed more than 200 people and left several others injured; the precise toll remained unclear as of Friday.
Pierre Poilievre is seeking a rare second chance after the federal election loss, and his leadership review is on the agenda as the Conservative convention opens in Calgary today.
Astronomers report detecting thiepine (C6H6S), a 13-atom ring-shaped sulfur-bearing molecule, in the molecular cloud G+0.693-0.027 near the Milky Way’s center. The identification was confirmed by matching laboratory spectra from an electrical-discharge synthesis to radio observations from IRAM and Yebes telescopes.
