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Canpages demise is sad end to B.C. success story Yellow Media Inc.'s (TSX:YLO) decision earlier this week to close its Canpages division and lay off an estimated 250 staff is a sad end to what was a B.C. success story.
Port Metro cargo up 3.4% in 2011 After seeing sharp increases in 2010, Port Metro Vancouver (PMV)'s 2011 cargo volumes edged up only slightly in 2011.
David Ho pleads guilty to criminal charges Prominent B.C. businessman and billionaire David Ho, founder of now-defunct Harmony Airways Inc., has pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement of a woman at his home and possessing an unregistered loaded firearm.
Mexico uses "state immunity" to escape B.C. labour board charges Mexico will not have to face the British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) over charges that its Vancouver consulate worked in collusion with agriculture employers to stop Mexican citizens suspected of being union supporters from working in Canada.
Council defers motion for Metro Van meeting broadcasts Vancouver City Council has deferred a motion, proposed by Non-Partisan Association councillor George Affleck, to ask Metro Vancouver to broadcast its public meetings.
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Yellow Media Inc.'s (TSX:YLO) decision earlier this week to close its Canpages division and lay off an estimated 250 staff is a sad end to what was a B.C. success story.
After seeing sharp increases in 2010, Port Metro Vancouver (PMV)'s 2011 cargo volumes edged up only slightly in 2011.
Prominent B.C. businessman and billionaire David Ho, founder of now-defunct Harmony Airways Inc., has pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement of a woman at his home and possessing an unregistered loaded firearm.
Mexico will not have to face the British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) over charges that its Vancouver consulate worked in collusion with agriculture employers to stop Mexican citizens suspected of being union supporters from working in Canada.
Vancouver City Council has deferred a motion, proposed by Non-Partisan Association councillor George Affleck, to ask Metro Vancouver to broadcast its public meetings.
Premier Christy Clark today announced British Columbia's natural gas strategy under the BC Jobs Plan.