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Little closure three years after Kelowna crane collapse despite investigations

Little closure three years after Kelowna crane collapse despite investigations

RCMP recommends charges, Crown remains silent
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S&P/TSX composite breaks more records as investor optimism grows

S&P/TSX composite breaks more records as investor optimism grows

Canada's main stock index achieved another record high close Friday, after also hitting an all-time intraday record thanks to growing investor optimism about future interest rate cuts. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 129.
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Productivity hacks: 15 ways to overcome interruptions in office and home workspaces

Productivity hacks: 15 ways to overcome interruptions in office and home workspaces

Here are 15 that my clients have told me really work for them, both in the office and from a distance
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Sea Island businesses to test made-in-B.C. technology

Sea Island businesses to test made-in-B.C. technology

YVR, General Fusion to use homegrown technology through Integrated Marketplace program
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Payouts for the many over the few: employee ownership trusts take shape in Canada

Payouts for the many over the few: employee ownership trusts take shape in Canada

Three times a year, the 600-or-so employees of Friesens Corp. gather in front of the printing house to accept envelopes, each one holding a cheque for the workers' share of company profits. They all get a cut because they’re all owners.
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B.C. Securities Commission and BC Ferries fix FOI fee malpractice

B.C. Securities Commission and BC Ferries fix FOI fee malpractice

The B.C. Securities Commission and BC Ferries are now accepting digital payments for fees they have recently imposed on freedom of information (FOI) requests.
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Work stoppage averted for Richmond, B.C., boating production workers, machinists

Work stoppage averted for Richmond, B.C., boating production workers, machinists

RICHMOND, B.C. — A union representing 320 production workers, machinists and maintenance personnel for a boating manufacturing company in Richmond, B.C., say it has averted a work stoppage.
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B.C. accountant and family settle Bridgemark Group case for $1.75M

B.C. accountant and family settle Bridgemark Group case for $1.75M

Accountant Anthony Kevin Jackson and family members agree to pay $1.75 million to settle class action claim following allegations from B.C. Securities Commission of an illegal consulting scheme
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B.C. immigration far outpacing new housing units, report reveals

B.C. immigration far outpacing new housing units, report reveals

B.C. experienced record immigration levels in 2023, but high interprovincial outmigration
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Canada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty

Canada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty

WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Canadian and U.S. governments have reached a deal on how to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, the decades-old agreement that regulates the waterway that flows from southeastern British Columbia into Washington state.
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