vancouverstar.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for vancouverstar.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page vancouverstar.com http://www.vancouverstar.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:37:11 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:37:11 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Oilers brush off OT loss, turn attention to Canadiens]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274179213/oilers-brush-off-ot-loss-turn-attention-to-canadiens 274179213 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:40:06 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274179213/oilers-brush-off-ot-loss-turn-attention-to-canadiens <![CDATA[Blues, Avs riding winning streaks entering key matchup]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274179052/blues-avs-riding-winning-streaks-entering-key-matchup 274179052 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:40:18 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274179052/blues-avs-riding-winning-streaks-entering-key-matchup <![CDATA[Rangers, Jets clash in matchup of East, West powers]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274178997/rangers-jets-clash-in-matchup-of-east-west-powers 274178997 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:55:07 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274178997/rangers-jets-clash-in-matchup-of-east-west-powers <![CDATA[Old rivals Boston College, Providence meet in NIT opener]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274178806/old-rivals-boston-college-providence-meet-in-nit-opener 274178806 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:19:06 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274178806/old-rivals-boston-college-providence-meet-in-nit-opener <![CDATA[EU's deposit refund scheme a false solution for plastic pollution]]> The European Union in early March announced its goal of establishing deposit refund schemes for plastic bottles and aluminium cans across the bloc by 2029. While EU authorities boast of high recycling rates in member states that have already adopted the practice, environmental groups denounce it as a "false solution" that doesn't "tackle the real problem".

The http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274173718/avalanche-feeling-good-going-into-critical-road-game-with-oilers 274173718 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:45:22 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274173718/avalanche-feeling-good-going-into-critical-road-game-with-oilers <![CDATA[Lorenzo Insigne leads surprising Toronto FC against NYCFC]]> (Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)

Toronto FC can continue their surprising unbeaten start to the new season when they visit New York City FC on Saturday night.

Toronto (2-0-1, 7 points) has won its last two matches 1-0 on goals from Italian national team star Lorenzo Insigne and is the only team left in MLS that has yet to concede a goal in its first season under coach John Herdman.

http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274169753/lorenzo-insigne-leads-surprising-toronto-fc-against-nycfc 274169753 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:21:56 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274169753/lorenzo-insigne-leads-surprising-toronto-fc-against-nycfc
<![CDATA[Rangers, Penguins pushing for every possible point]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274168271/rangers-penguins-pushing-for-every-possible-point 274168271 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:40:18 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274168271/rangers-penguins-pushing-for-every-possible-point <![CDATA[Nunatsiavut Government and Government of Canada take major step forward toward establishing Inuit Protected Area along the northern coast of Labrador]]> Once established, the new protected area will conserve more than 16,700 square kilometres of the Labrador Shelf Marine Region

March 15, 2024 Gatineau, Quebec Parks Canada

Parks Canada is committed to a system of national heritage places that recognizes and honours the historic and contemporary contributions of Indigenous peoples, their histories, and cultures, as well as the special re]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274165869/nunatsiavut-government-and-government-of-canada-take-major-step-forward-toward-establishing-inuit-protected-area-along-the-northern-coast-of-labrador 274165869 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:00:00 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274165869/nunatsiavut-government-and-government-of-canada-take-major-step-forward-toward-establishing-inuit-protected-area-along-the-northern-coast-of-labrador <![CDATA[Ventilation upgrades for schools across B.C.]]> Victoria, British Columbia, March 15, 2024 - Ventilation upgrades will ensure students and staff breathe clean air in eight schools across British Columbia, after an investment of $4.2 million from the federal and provincial governments.

Announced by Minister Sean Fraser and Minister Rachna Singh, these improvements will optimize ventilation and air filtration in schools.

In Victor]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274168264/ventilation-upgrades-for-schools-across-bc 274168264 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:30:32 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274168264/ventilation-upgrades-for-schools-across-bc <![CDATA[Innovative companies based in Delta, B.C. receive over $1.6 million to expand production of recycled plastics and energy monitoring technology]]> PacifiCan funding will help develop new products and spur the growth of two innovative B.C. companies.

March 15, 2024 - Delta, British Columbia - PacifiCan

The City of Delta has one of the fastest growing industrial areas in Greater Vancouver and is home to innovative companies like Plascon Plastics Corporation and GridGear Solutions Ltd. By developing solutions to]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274165871/innovative-companies-based-in-delta-bc-receive-over-16-million-to-expand-production-of-recycled-plastics-and-energy-monitoring-technology 274165871 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:00:00 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274165871/innovative-companies-based-in-delta-bc-receive-over-16-million-to-expand-production-of-recycled-plastics-and-energy-monitoring-technology <![CDATA[A state funeral will be held in memory of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney]]> OTTAWA, March 15, 2024

The Government of Canada will hold a state funeral in memory of Canada's 18th Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, P.C., C.C., G.O.Q., who passed away on February 29, 2024.

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney will lie-in-state at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building (144 Wellington Street), in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 20, 2024. On the m]]> http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274165822/a-state-funeral-will-be-held-in-memory-of-the-right-honourable-brian-mulroney 274165822 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:43:39 GMT http://www.vancouverstar.com/news/274165822/a-state-funeral-will-be-held-in-memory-of-the-right-honourable-brian-mulroney <![CDATA[Lane closures on Macdonald-Cartier Bridge]]>

For immediate release

Gatineau, Quebec, March 15, 2024 - Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to inform users that there will be lane closures towards Ottawa and Gatineau on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge to accommodate repair work during the following period: