Karalee Greer

Before Vancouver's July 3 property tax deadline, learn where your property tax dollars go and how they fund the services and infrastructure that keep the city running.

On Canada's 159th birthday, WBN counts 159 ways a nation of 42 million has shaped medicine, science, sport, culture, and the global economy. PS: There was a lot we didn't know...and should!

The second half of 2026 opens with a structural question that did not exist a month ago: who decides when the most capable AI models reach the public, the company that built them or the government reviewing them first.

Iran's ceasefire fractures in the Strait of Hormuz, Anthropic targets a $1 trillion IPO as OpenAI steps back, Volkswagen plans 100,000 job cuts, and twin crises in Venezuela and central Africa stretch global institutions to their limits.

Discover why Vancouver's roads are constantly under construction and how aging water mains, sewer upgrades, and infrastructure renewal are preparing the city for the future.

From Canada Day and the Declaration of Independence to civil rights and global independence movements, this remarkable week helped shape our world.

Global business confidence is being reset by AI funding risk, energy volatility, extreme heat, and slower trade momentum. Investors are no longer only asking what can grow—they are asking what can be funded, insured, shipped, cooled, and protected.

AI demand is now moving from a growth story to cost pressure. Markets are reacting as chip shortages, IPO uncertainty, energy risk, extreme heat, and trade policy all hit business planning simultaneously.