Highlights

The Royal Bank of Canada was found to be the number one financing institution backing fossil fuel projects, a new report has found. The bank is currently facing an investigation by the Competition Bureau for greenwashing.

Notice of civil claim alleges SFU breached its contract with players.

Concern over potential drug shortages arose after a Texas-based doctor licensed in Nova Scotia wrote 17,000 prescriptions for Ozempic over three months, but for people living in the United States.

Violence on public transit and in city spaces across Canada has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld said in relation to a spate of assaults in his city as well as Edmonton, Metro Vancouver and Toronto.

“(From) a consumer public perspective this is  a really difficult period to live in, which means we have higher volatility and unpredictability in how people are going to react to issues from day to day," public opinion researcher David Coletto says.

Rentals.ca's April report shows Burnaby holds the fourth highest one- and two-bedroom rent averages in the country.

The forecast includes multiple precipitation types across Canada.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada says workers are ready to strike at any time, and whether they do is dependent on how bargaining with the Liberal government goes in the coming days. 

This weekend, head out to a celestial concert of song, oud and typewriters with Ruby Singh and the Future Ancestors or take part in an all-ager rager of metal and rock 'n' roll at the Rec Room. If art shows are more your style, check out the Shadbolt for the Burnaby Artists Guild art show and sale!