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Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks on software provider

Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks on software provider

NEW YORK (AP) — Car dealerships in North America are still wrestling with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a company whose software is used widely in the auto retail sales sector.
Missing hairless dog in rainbow pajamas last seen at Welcome Beach

Missing hairless dog in rainbow pajamas last seen at Welcome Beach

A hairless Chinese crested dog wearing rainbow pajamas has been missing from Redrooffs Road near Coopers Green since Saturday, where she was staying while her owners got married.
B.C. companies' pride for diversity must extend beyond Pride Month

B.C. companies' pride for diversity must extend beyond Pride Month

Consumers and communities look for authenticity in corporate engagement, experts say.
Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

OTTAWA — Canada's population of those 85 and older is expected to triple by 2073 to as many as 4.3 million people, an increase that will likely place new pressure on the country on several fronts, one demographer says.
Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

"Driving after cannabis use appears to be an emerging problem in Canada and may now be more common than driving after drinking alcohol," the study says.
Major restoration begins on Sechelt's municipal hall amid cost hikes

Major restoration begins on Sechelt's municipal hall amid cost hikes

Phase 1 of Sechelt Hall remediation set to start, addressing urgent repairs with a contracted 20-week timeline
B.C. pig farm protesters avoid prison sentence upon appeal

B.C. pig farm protesters avoid prison sentence upon appeal

The appeal court ruled the lower judge did not properly consider a conditional sentence.
Baldrey: B.C.'s 2024 election outcome will favour female candidates

Baldrey: B.C.'s 2024 election outcome will favour female candidates

Political columnist Keith Baldrey believes history will be made in the 2024 provincial election with the likelihood of more female MLAs elected than male.
Bigger and more B.C. family benefit cheques coming in July

Bigger and more B.C. family benefit cheques coming in July

With the provincial government set to increase its debt from $89 billion to $156 billion between 2022 and 2027, some tax money is trickling back down to families.
SCRD public hearing on riparian zoning amendments postponed

SCRD public hearing on riparian zoning amendments postponed

A June 24 public hearing on proposed zoning bylaw amendments designed to strengthen riparian area and ocean shoreline protections within electoral areas has been postponed by the Sunshine Coast Regional District.