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Fans cheer as Metallica plays at the Opera House, a small venue with a 950 person capacity, in Toronto, Tuesday November 29, 2016. Live Nation says it has launched a new program that pledges to no longer take a cut of musician's merchandise sales at some of its club venues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch

Live Nation waives merch cut, offers travel stipend to boost musicians

Venues including Vancouver’s Commodore make move in face of artist criticism

Fans cheer as Metallica plays at the Opera House, a small venue with a 950 person capacity, in Toronto, Tuesday November 29, 2016. Live Nation says it has launched a new program that pledges to no longer take a cut of musician's merchandise sales at some of its club venues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch
The Yukon territorial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020.An investigation into unmarked graves and missing children who attended the former Chooutla Residential School in Carcross, Yukon, has found 15 “potential” gravesites at or near the school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Yukon First Nation says 15 potential graves found at residential school site

Findings released in probe at Chooutla Residential School in Carcross, south of Whitehorse

The Yukon territorial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020.An investigation into unmarked graves and missing children who attended the former Chooutla Residential School in Carcross, Yukon, has found 15 “potential” gravesites at or near the school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are 1 points ahead of the Liberals in a new Leger survey. (Canadian Press)

Poilievre, Tories maintaining lead according to Leger survey

26% think Poilievre would be the best prime minister, 20% preferred Trudeau, 14% Singh

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are 1 points ahead of the Liberals in a new Leger survey. (Canadian Press)
The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, top, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, and another derelict vessel are seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada slowly creating wreck inventory as it tackles derelict vessel issue

Coast guard’s list of wrecks has nearly 1,500 entries, roughly two thirds of which are in B.C.

The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, top, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, and another derelict vessel are seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Members of the Gitxaala Nation, including Chief Councillor Linda Innes, front right, march to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Court rules B.C. must fix mineral claims system after Gitxaala challenge

Judge says B.C. has a duty to consult, but rejects bid to quash existing claims

Members of the Gitxaala Nation, including Chief Councillor Linda Innes, front right, march to B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, April 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on September 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. will get info it needs to protect people after Sikh killing: Eby

Premier says Ottawa has offered no new information, but commitments made

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on September 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Trans Mountain pipeline shift raising reconciliation questions

Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation opposes the route change approved by Ottawa

Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A man struggles with an umbrella in the wind as rain falls in Vancouver, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Wind warnings lifted as fall storm passes from most of coastal B.C.

Streamflow advisories remain as parts of Vancouver Island could receive 150 mm of rain

A man struggles with an umbrella in the wind as rain falls in Vancouver, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Karen Kain is photographed on the red carpet for the film “Swan Song” during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

‘Swan Song’ lets Neve Campbell explore her past and ballet’s need to change

Actor produces multi-faceted documentary about the National Ballet of Canada

Karen Kain is photographed on the red carpet for the film “Swan Song” during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Feds free up another $20B for national rental construction push

Federal government says new funding will boost rental construction by 30,000 units annually

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Singh echoes Trudeau: intelligence India behind killing ‘clear’ and ‘credible’

NDP leader makes statements after intelligence briefing related to killing of B.C.man

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Anthony Rota leaves the speakers entrance of West Block after announcing his resignation as Speaker of House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Speaker Rota resigns over inviting man who fought for Nazis to Parliament

Conservatives have said prime minister should take responsibility for the invitation

Anthony Rota leaves the speakers entrance of West Block after announcing his resignation as Speaker of House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Marc Miller arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is an option worth considering, but there are no immediate plans for implementation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Citizenship at the click of a button still possible: immigration minister

‘You don’t want to take these moments lightly, but we do need technological options’

Marc Miller arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is an option worth considering, but there are no immediate plans for implementation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
FILE - A flock of birds flies past as Moninder Singh, foreground right, a spokesperson for the British Columbia Gurdwaras Council (BCGC), waits to speak to reporters outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot in June. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

India avoids direct talk of Canada, takes poke at ‘terrorism’ response at UN

World must not ‘countenance that political convenience determines responses to terrorism’

FILE - A flock of birds flies past as Moninder Singh, foreground right, a spokesperson for the British Columbia Gurdwaras Council (BCGC), waits to speak to reporters outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot in June. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India’s government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Country superstar Carrie Underwood will perform Nov. 17 as part of the Grey Cup Music Festival. Underwood performs at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Humphrey

Carrie Underwood adds jolt of star power to Grey Cup celebrations

Country star will headline the festivies surrounding November event in Hamilton

Country superstar Carrie Underwood will perform Nov. 17 as part of the Grey Cup Music Festival. Underwood performs at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Humphrey
A federal announcement that it would eliminate GST charges off rental developments — and the expectation that provinces would follow suit — has changed the economic equation, says the CEO of the development company Dream Unlimited. (Black Press Media file photo)

Developer says GST removal clears way for 5,000 new Canadian rental units

Dream Unlimited CEO says switch, accompanied by provincial moves, creates economic opportunity

A federal announcement that it would eliminate GST charges off rental developments — and the expectation that provinces would follow suit — has changed the economic equation, says the CEO of the development company Dream Unlimited. (Black Press Media file photo)
Burned trees are seen above a neighbourhood in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted for all but one property in West Kelowna, about five weeks after thousands were chased out by a fast-moving wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel

Wildfire orders and alerts disappearing in B.C.’s southern Interior

Notifications eased around high-profile McDougall Creek, Glen Lake, Bush Creek East wildfires

Burned trees are seen above a neighbourhood in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted for all but one property in West Kelowna, about five weeks after thousands were chased out by a fast-moving wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel
Workers place pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Trans Mountain pipeline avoids months of delay with route shift approval

Canada Energy Regulator approves 1.3-kilometre detour near Kamloops

Workers place pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A sign of an orange shirt is attached to a fence during a Truth and Reconciliation walk in Saskatoon, Sask., on Friday, September 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

Indigenous businesses striving for Truth and Reconciliation

Shopping for something to wear on Orange Shirt Day? Here’s what you need to know

A sign of an orange shirt is attached to a fence during a Truth and Reconciliation walk in Saskatoon, Sask., on Friday, September 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Feds single out Pepsi, Coke for skipping food industry inflation summit

7 major firms met with Ottawa to discuss ways to curb cost-of-living hikes in the gorcery business

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle