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Lost family reconnections courtesy of dogged DNA sleuthing

Lost family reconnections courtesy of dogged DNA sleuthing

A few weeks back I wrote about finding a sister through DNA testing . We share an unknown father; she was adopted at birth, I grew up with my single mother. A photo was emailed to me last week.
Three things you must do to improve your firm’s ranking on Google

Three things you must do to improve your firm’s ranking on Google

Companies are fighting for the best spot on search engines for good reason. There are 3.5 billion searches performed per day on Google: this is how people hunt for the products and services they’re about to buy.
City’s tax shift gives short shrift to rental housing providers

City’s tax shift gives short shrift to rental housing providers

In a 6-5 vote on April 29, City of Vancouver council decided to ignore city staff’s well-researched recommendations and come up with a bad decision to approve a tax shift of 2% from commercial to residential properties.
B.C. coffee shop survey highlights clash of the caffeine titans

B.C. coffee shop survey highlights clash of the caffeine titans

Coffee has long been a staple of Canada’s beverage spectrum. Global studies consistently place our country in the top five when measuring the number of litres of coffee that each Canadian consumes.
British Columbians back making school bus seatbelts mandatory

British Columbians back making school bus seatbelts mandatory

One of many pending issues that may be derailed by the outcome of this year’s federal election is a task force that is currently studying the possibility of having all school buses in Canada fitted with seatbelts.
Is home-alone trend contributing to housing crisis?

Is home-alone trend contributing to housing crisis?

The number of Canadians living all alone has more than doubled in a generation and is now the most common and least affordable form of habitation
Editorial: Canada’s insolvency anxiety rising

Editorial: Canada’s insolvency anxiety rising

Darker clouds are forming on Canadian debt horizons. Combined with other economic forecasts, the country could be in for rough fiscal weather sooner rather than later. MNP Ltd.
Canada needs a serious debate now on tax reform at all levels

Canada needs a serious debate now on tax reform at all levels

Our inequity, our demography and our comparable station in the world demand it. But our current statistics, our employment situation and our complacency about our challenges resist it.
Courts seek to answer question of how old is too old to find a job

Courts seek to answer question of how old is too old to find a job

In negotiating a severance package for an employee in his or her late 50s or early 60s, the availability of alternate employment is a significant factor to consider.
Cannabis legalization has been better for California than for B.C.

Cannabis legalization has been better for California than for B.C.

San Francisco and Vancouver share a long and rich parallel history.