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B.C. sees below-average wage growth over the past year: StatsCan

B.C. sees below-average wage growth over the past year: StatsCan

The average weekly earnings for workers in British Columbia grew by 3.1% in the 12 months to July
Response to FOI requests getting worse

Response to FOI requests getting worse

The British Columbia government is doing a bangup job of providing the public information – just not necessarily the information the public wants, when it wants it.
B.C. shoppers did more retail spending in July than a year ago

B.C. shoppers did more retail spending in July than a year ago

British Columbians opened their wallets little more in July than they did a year ago
High cost of poverty can't be ignored, doctor argues

High cost of poverty can't be ignored, doctor argues

Toronto doctor Gary Bloch is making a house call to Vancouver this week, and he’s come armed with a prescription for poverty
Plane truths about the environmental impact of air travel

Plane truths about the environmental impact of air travel

Is anyone else having this conversation as we turn the corner into fall and winter?
Core of B.C. teachers union in serious need of housecleaning

Core of B.C. teachers union in serious need of housecleaning

The abusive power of the neo-Marxist ideologues who have dominated the core of the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) for decades must be crushed
Kirk LaPointe: city business

Kirk LaPointe: city business

Vancouver mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe sees parallels between the news business he has spent his career in and his newfound calling of politics: at their best, both can change society for the better, he says

Keep the tax credits but remove all political restrictions

The subsidization of donations that help support political activities is something to be celebrated rather than resisted
Independence, IPOs and iPhones

Independence, IPOs and iPhones

All eyes on Scotland, Alibaba and the rush on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Alibaba IPO sets up Canadian Pension Plan for slam-dunk after $160 m investment

Alibaba IPO sets up Canadian Pension Plan for slam-dunk after $160 m investment

Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) isn’t the only big winner following its initial public offering Friday (September 19). Shares for Chinese online giant were originally priced to underwriters at US$68 a piece and opened to the markets at US$92.