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Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach

Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2009 that allegedly compromised thousands of employees' personal information that ended up being sold on the dark web.
Gregor Robertson takes the housing hot seat with high hopes and old baggage

Gregor Robertson takes the housing hot seat with high hopes and old baggage

As Ottawa rolls out its Build Canada Homes agenda, some see promise in the new housing minister's experience
‘Massive reset’ in Metro Vancouver land market leaves some developers holding the bag

‘Massive reset’ in Metro Vancouver land market leaves some developers holding the bag

Value proposition of buying and developing land has diminished, says one broker
Vancouver’s Produce Row loses major player as Burnaby gains ground

Vancouver’s Produce Row loses major player as Burnaby gains ground

New space offers secure tenure near other distributors
Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.8 per cent in March at $69.8 billion

Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.8 per cent in March at $69.8 billion

OTTAWA — Retail sales rose 0.8 per cent to $69.8 billion in March, helped by an increase in new car sales as Canadians looked to get behind a new set of wheels before tariffs started to raise prices.
Vancouver gets ready to host two massive conventions

Vancouver gets ready to host two massive conventions

Web Summit, global AA conference will together draw tens of thousands of people to the city
Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say

Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say

"It's simply not possible to restore broad-based affordability to the middle class without prices going down," says Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Institute.
Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement

Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement

OTTAWA — The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier.
B.C. man fined for steering investors to dealers without registration

B.C. man fined for steering investors to dealers without registration

Michael Duane Onstad and his Surrey-based LOC Consultants Inc. were each fined $50K for unregistered investment solicitation
B.C. First Nations, cities unite to oppose infrastructure bill

B.C. First Nations, cities unite to oppose infrastructure bill

Province facing backlash over legislation critics say bypasses local and Indigenous decision-making