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'A business model to suppress wages'

'A business model to suppress wages'

Ironworkers Local 97 is calling for the Liberals and Conservatives to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program.
Bogus nurse lawsuits continue to mount against B.C. health authorities

Bogus nurse lawsuits continue to mount against B.C. health authorities

Brigitte Cleroux, who passed herself off as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital, has been jailed for crimes affecting 900 or more people.
Vancouver-based Reusables Co. eyes expansion after $3.6M funding round

Vancouver-based Reusables Co. eyes expansion after $3.6M funding round

Funding will be used to grow team, fuel U.S. expansion
B.C. company aims to commercialize carbon capture on a global scale

B.C. company aims to commercialize carbon capture on a global scale

Svante Inc. is scaling up production of CO2 filters that pull carbon from smokestacks or the atmosphere — but critics say the payoff may never match the price tag
Canada's political parties win code of silence award dishonourable mention

Canada's political parties win code of silence award dishonourable mention

Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties appealed B.C. court ruling, saying they are subject to provincial privacy law regarding collection of people's private data.
Coworking expands across Metro Vancouver amid pricing pressures

Coworking expands across Metro Vancouver amid pricing pressures

High lease rates, expensive real estate could constrain future growth of flexible spaces.
Overwhelming majority of Canadians back national clean energy grid, finds poll

Overwhelming majority of Canadians back national clean energy grid, finds poll

A survey of Canadian adults found 84% of respondents united behind the idea of building out a national grid powered by hydroelectricity
Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby

Canada Votes 2025 Riding Brief: Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby

Digging deep into the B.C. ridings up for grabs in the April 28 election
S&P/TSX composite down almost 200 points Monday, U.S. stock markets tumble

S&P/TSX composite down almost 200 points Monday, U.S. stock markets tumble

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down almost 200 points Monday in a broad-based decline after the long weekend, while U.S. stock markets also fell amid ongoing tariff concerns and U.S.
Trump effect lingers as Canadians skip U.S. travel

Trump effect lingers as Canadians skip U.S. travel

Airlines are scaling back U.S. service and adding more domestic routes as Canadians rethink travel