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B.C. Mustang driver must pay Telus $187K after hitting building

B.C. Mustang driver must pay Telus $187K after hitting building

The driver of a Mustang jumped a curb and hit a Telus office in Houston, B.C., in June 2017.
BC Hydro awards transmission contracts

BC Hydro awards transmission contracts

Ram Consulting second firm to be awarded long-term contract for transmission, distribution
How’s your ‘flow state?’ Combined with technology it might reverse productivity slumps

How’s your ‘flow state?’ Combined with technology it might reverse productivity slumps

Minimum wage increases to $17.40/hr on June 1

Minimum wage increases to $17.40/hr on June 1

On June 1, 2024, the general minimum wage increases from $16.75 to $17.40 an hour.
BC Conservative leader says he felt non-competition deal would seal NDP victory

BC Conservative leader says he felt non-competition deal would seal NDP victory

BC Conservatives rejected coalition with BC United to avoid handing victory to NDP.
Why young people keep getting caught in debt traps and how to break the cycle

Why young people keep getting caught in debt traps and how to break the cycle

Between inflation, housing costs and interest rates, debt is ballooning for many younger Canadians. Scott Terrio sees it all the time.
More Canadians only making minimum payment on credit cards: TransUnion

More Canadians only making minimum payment on credit cards: TransUnion

A new report suggests an increasing number of Canadians are seeing their credit card balances balloon as the cost-of-living crisis and higher interest rates eat into household budgets.
Trustee concludes Greg Martel ran a massive Ponzi scheme

Trustee concludes Greg Martel ran a massive Ponzi scheme

Investors were told their money would be used for bridge loans for real estate transactions, but it wasn’t.
Spy watchdog's foreign meddling review finds 'unacceptable gaps' in accountability

Spy watchdog's foreign meddling review finds 'unacceptable gaps' in accountability

OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada lacked a system for tracking who received and read specific intelligence on foreign interference, creating "unacceptable gaps in accountability," the national spy watchdog h
ICBC won't have to lift cap on payments ahead of trial, faces class-action claim

ICBC won't have to lift cap on payments ahead of trial, faces class-action claim

The provincial government passed a law allowing ICBC to cap disbursements in motor vehicle injury claims but the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia is arguing doing so is unconstitutional.