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Competition Bureau approves RBC's takeover of Vancouver-based HSBC Canada

Competition Bureau approves RBC's takeover of Vancouver-based HSBC Canada

Deal still requires approval from finance minister and banking regulator
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Back-to-office plans fall flat amid arbitrary rules, lack of communication

Back-to-office plans fall flat amid arbitrary rules, lack of communication

'The pandemic essentially transformed work as we know it.'
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B.C. labour movement's decline has yet to bounce back, professors say

B.C. labour movement's decline has yet to bounce back, professors say

B.C. has gone from having the highest rates of collective agreement coverage — three percentage points above the Canadian average 25 years ago — to below average today while wages have grown seven per cent more slowly in B.C. than in Canada
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Rob Shaw: Eby government drives by and promises, workers stay put and suffer in Crofton

Rob Shaw: Eby government drives by and promises, workers stay put and suffer in Crofton

Commitments in January haven't held up
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Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 starts to take shape

Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 starts to take shape

Board of directors, executives, contracts are in place
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Lululemon increases guidance as sales, profit each up 18 per cent

Lululemon increases guidance as sales, profit each up 18 per cent

Vancouver-based apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc.
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B.C. extending state of emergency amid wildfire battle

B.C. extending state of emergency amid wildfire battle

Widespread rain in the forecast throughout much of B.C.'s southern Interior expected to aid firefighters
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B.C. Premier Eby calls on Bank of Canada to halt interest rate hikes

B.C. Premier Eby calls on Bank of Canada to halt interest rate hikes

The central bank is set to make an interest rate decision early next month
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B.C. sunshine list shows big swing in government communications spending

B.C. sunshine list shows big swing in government communications spending

Public accounts for 2022-23 also reveal B.C.’s highest paid public executives
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Employer, foreman criminally charged in workplace death in Burnaby 11 years ago

Employer, foreman criminally charged in workplace death in Burnaby 11 years ago

Pipe-layer Jeff Caron was fatally crushed by a concrete retaining wall in North Burnaby in 2012. His employer J. Cote & Son Excavating Ltd. and foreman David Green now face criminal charges
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