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Tight labour market means rise in gig work unlikely during recession: economists

Tight labour market means rise in gig work unlikely during recession: economists

Economists say the expected economic slowdown in 2023 may not result in higher levels of gig work, unlike previous recessions when levels of contract work and self-employment spiked.
B.C. Place releases roof inspection report; lacks documents from summer malfunction

B.C. Place releases roof inspection report; lacks documents from summer malfunction

Sixteen years after B.C. Place Stadium’s original inflated fabric roof ripped and collapsed, how is the 2011-opened retractable system faring? A report obtained from B.C.
Cooler hiring and milder pay gains could aid inflation fight

Cooler hiring and milder pay gains could aid inflation fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy even as the Federal Reserve is rapidly raising interest rates to try to slow economic growth and the pace of hiring .
B.C. adds 17K jobs in December, recoups previous month’s losses

B.C. adds 17K jobs in December, recoups previous month’s losses

Unemployment rate falls to 4.2 per cent, according to Statistics Canada
Was jet fuel from China made from Russian oil?

Was jet fuel from China made from Russian oil?

Delivery of jet fuel from China raises questions about loopholes in sanctions
Weekly COVID-19 deaths in B.C. lowest since April

Weekly COVID-19 deaths in B.C. lowest since April

Today's count may be skewed by counting glitches over the holidays
B.C. insolvencies highest in more than three years

B.C. insolvencies highest in more than three years

Trend is the similar across Canada
Vancouver mayor, city councillors begin 2023 with 7.3% pay hike

Vancouver mayor, city councillors begin 2023 with 7.3% pay hike

At $98,585 a year, Vancouver councillors are still paid lower than civic politicians in Edmonton and Calgary
John Horgan’s last text messages as premier deleted

John Horgan’s last text messages as premier deleted

Texts were “deleted under the transitory records schedule,” but deciding what is genuinely transitory is subjective, said FIPA executive director
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond retires from UBC

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond retires from UBC

The lawyer, whose claims regarding her Indigenous identity were questioned by a CBC investigation last year, was a tenured professor at the Allard School of Law until Dec. 16