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Hydro-Québec cuts power to hundreds on Montreal's West Island during heat wave
Category: News & Politics
Quebec also sweltering under this heast dome and uh air conditioning we've talked about how you know get to an air conditioned place that is not an option for hundreds of people on montreal's west island for much of the day today maryanne here is with a story of a planned power outage courtesy of hydro... Read more
B.C. Hydro seeks new energy projects as demand for power grows
Category: News & Politics
For the first time in 15 years bc hydro is putting out a call for new power today we're launching a competitive call for new sources of clean electricity demand for power in this province is expected to climb 15% by 2030 the province says in just a few years it must add 3,000 gwatt hours enough electricity... Read more
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate
Category: News & Politics
Just after the debate ended taylor swift finally officially endorsed the candidate of her choice and that is kamla harris maryann's here to tell us more about the potential impact of all of this yes taylor swift has 283 million followers on instagram alone and she took to instagram not long after that... Read more
Harris 'knew all the right buttons to push' with Trump, says debate expert
Category: News & Politics
All right guys it is the big story of the day so let's stick with it and invite once again to the show aaron call who is in philadelphia he is the lee h director of debate at the university of michigan he's also the editor and co-author of debating the donald and he was with us yesterday setting up... Read more
Harris-Trump debate: How words like 'freedom' and 'truth' were used to spark emotions
Category: News & Politics
More now on what is expected to be the most watched event in this us presidential election campaign kamla harris and donald trump are expected to have had an audience in the tens of millions but the crucial audience for both candidates is far smaller it's the voters who still haven't made up their minds... Read more
Former Canadian world junior player Alex Formenton charged by police in London, Ont.
Category: News & Politics
We're keeping an eye on the police headquarters in london ontario today a former member of the canadian world junior hockey team surrendered to police yesterday a lawyer for alex foron says he and several other players have been charged in relation to an accusation made in 2018 the globan mail reported... Read more
Environment Canada issues multiple heat wave warnings for B.C.
Category: News & Politics
Well yes the heat is on temperatures are ramping up provincewide as we head into the weekend let's go live to michelle morton who's at spanish banks finding out just how people are gearing up for this impending heat wave michelle tanya it's july but it hasn't been feeling like summer up until now now... Read more
CBC Vancouver News at 6, July 25: B.C.'s coolest weather in a month expected to aid wildfire fight
Category: News & Politics
Like thinking that everything will be gone by morning meanwhile ian sheldon and his family are holding out in hinton he and his wife own a business in jasper and were in the process of selling their home sheldon is hopeful they may still be untouched hoping that that home is still standing and um we're... Read more
CBC Vancouver News at 11, July 25: B.C.'s coolest weather in a month expected to aid wildfire fight
Category: News & Politics
This is cbc vancouver news they were screaming at us they're like evacuate now evacuate now the smoke and the the fire does not look like it's it's hit silveron cooling temperatures but more evacuation orders wildfire crews in bc stay busy as more than 400 fires burn in the province and and i rely on... Read more
CBC Vancouver News at 11, Aug 13: Weather cools, but B.C. wildfire risk remains
Category: News & Politics
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CBC Vancouver News at 1030, Aug 17: Forecasters predict thunderstorms, strong winds in southwest B.C
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CBC Vancouver News at 11, Aug 20: 2 dead in North Vancouver after balcony fall: IHIT
Category: News & Politics
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Apple to pay up to $14.4M in iPhone throttling settlement
Category: News & Politics
Happening now if you owned an iphone 6 or 7 you may be getting money from apple a bc judge has approved a class action lawsuit over the so-called battery gate issue jeie lee has been following that story for us okay so what's the latest from the courtroom well linda the uh judge has approved the $4.4... Read more
Possible Air Canada pilot strike will disproportionately affect travellers, former COO says
Category: News & Politics
Well there canada is preparing to suspend operations as early as this weekend talks between the country's largest airline and the union representing thousands of its pilots are at a stalemate as a strike deadline near a shutdown could affect more than 100,000 passengers daily dale mnak takes a look... Read more
Passengers concerned as Air Canada strike looms
Category: News & Politics
Quite a bit of stress quite a bit of worry a little bit of anxiety ryan sha and his wife are supposed to fly out of vancouver international airport next week a once in a-lifetime honeymoon trip to asia we are going to explore a lot of the uh the country in vietnam my my wife and i are avid surfers they're... Read more
PWHL reveals names, logos for inaugural 6 teams
Category: News & Politics
If you're a fan of the pwhl and we know there are gajillions of fans right across this country we saw that in the inaugural season you're going to have to make some more room in the closet this morning the league has just announced team names and logos for the original six that means new jerseys and... Read more
B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke returns after NFL stint
Category: News & Politics
He's back looking every bit the champion cfl watchers came to know and love during nathan mor's first in with the bc lions in 2021 and 2022 forget about a gradual re-entry the 26-year-old from victoria will return to the starting quarterback position in sunday's critical game with only a few days of... Read more
Saturday Night's account of hours before 1st SNL broadcast makes TIFF debut
Category: News & Politics
One of the most anticipated movies of the fall had its tiff premiere yesterday saturday night the behind the scenes dramedy about the frenzied hour and a half that led up to the very first episode of saturday night live back in 1975 more 90 minutes of live television by a group of 20-year-olds who have... Read more
Mediation underway to resolve Metro Vancouver HandyDART strike
Category: News & Politics
Hang on come on sweetheart job action includes cutting handy dart service down to essential rides only making it tough for people like 66-year-old beth mckel 25 years ago i had a c5 c6 disc herniation with cord compression it left me paralyzed from the neck down until i had emergency surgery mckeller... Read more
Singh says axing pact makes election 'more likely,' but won't say when
Category: News & Politics
Parliament doesn't resume sitting for another week and a half but the fall session is shaping up to be both turbulent and possibly very short that's down to the ndp's decision to scrap its supply and confidence agreement with the liberal minority government today party leader jug meet singh spoke out... Read more