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Surrey Ponzi schemer gets jail time

Surrey Ponzi schemer gets jail time

Roberto Castano sentenced 27 months in prison for fraud
B.C. manufucturing down in month, but faring well in bigger picture

B.C. manufucturing down in month, but faring well in bigger picture

Even with the month-to-month sales drop, the industry remains one of the strongest nationally
Report says insurers one major quake away from disaster

Report says insurers one major quake away from disaster

Canada’s insurance industry structure lags behind the rest of the world: C.D. Howe
Labour data deficit looms for B.C. companies tapped into Pacific trade

Labour data deficit looms for B.C. companies tapped into Pacific trade

TRADE | Federal funding withdrawal could mean empty Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table
B.C. ranked second in Canada for job vacancies

B.C. ranked second in Canada for job vacancies

Lower Mainland has highest vacancy rate of any economic region
Missing in action: citywide municipal development plans

Missing in action: citywide municipal development plans

Just a thought, just a suggestion, folks in charge, but . . . Now that we’re taxing foreign purchases of local property. Now that we’re cracking down on the rogues in real estate practice. Now that we’re considering a surcharge on the vacant house.
Amnesty International launches ‘global campaign’ against Site C

Amnesty International launches ‘global campaign’ against Site C

Human rights group asks federal government to suspend construction of dam
Legalized marijuana could finally liberate Canadian liquor laws

Legalized marijuana could finally liberate Canadian liquor laws

Of all the trivia buried in Canada’s regulatory house of horrors, the most maddening are provincial liquor laws. But it could all soon change.
Tsilhqot’in files suit in Mount Polley disaster

Tsilhqot’in files suit in Mount Polley disaster

Tsilhqot'in say they will try to resolve claim against government out of court
B.C. continues to have lowest unemployment rate in Canada

B.C. continues to have lowest unemployment rate in Canada

B.C. unemployment rate declines 0.3 percentage points to 5.6% but unemployment across Canada is up