• The Weather Network

    B.C. to catch a break as rain, snow arrive this weekend

    A rainy, snowy weekend is welcome news in B.C. as widespread drought plagues the province heading into wildfire season

  • NBC Sports Chicago

    Bears offered coded hint to fans ahead of No. 1 pick in 2024 NFL Draft

    The Bears’ social media team got tricky ahead of the team selecting Caleb Williams as the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Before the Bears made it official in Detroit, the social team spelled out “Caleb” in their last five posts leading up to Roger Goodell calling his name. Look at the first five letters of each post.

  • Reuters

    UPDATE 1-Bank of Japan may signal near-term rate hike with new price forecasts

    The Bank of Japan on Friday is set to project inflation will stay near its 2% target in coming years and signal its readiness to raise interest rates from near-zero, in hope of keeping yen bears from pushing the currency to fresh 34-year lows. Recent threats of intervention by Japanese authorities have failed to arrest the yen's slide against the dollar to levels unseen since 1990, adding to headaches for policymakers worried about the hit to consumption from rising living costs.