Philips Morris International, producer of Marlboro cigarettes, has pulled its shares from Canada's vaccine collaborator, Medicago. The company's COVID-19 vaccine, Covifenz, can now hit international markets if it reapplies with the World Health Organization, an expert says.

After 16 years, a family group of owners is handing over the reins of the Alibi Room a bar-restaurant in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood known for pioneering craft beer tasting in the city.

To create a space she felt waslacking, an artist in B.C. decided to set up two-day craft market to highlight queer and trans vendors who are Black, Indigenous or people of colour.