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Protest urges B.C. law to improve convenience store safety at night

Protest urges B.C. law to improve convenience store safety at night

Aim is to have government reinstate parts of Grant's Law, to reduce risks to night workers
$13.5B buyout a 'wake-up call' for Canadian banking's green agenda

$13.5B buyout a 'wake-up call' for Canadian banking's green agenda

More than a dozen environmental groups are warning Canada’s competition watchdog that the Royal Bank of Canada’s multibillion-dollar proposed takeover of HSBC Canada would limit sustainable banking choices in Canada and worsen the country’s exposure
Who’s Suing Whom: June 1, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: June 1, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
Doctors at Surrey Memorial Hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

Doctors at Surrey Memorial Hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

Association's says lack of doctors in other departments forcing ER doctors to go 'well outside their scope of practice'
Care homes say agencies lure away nurses with higher pay

Care homes say agencies lure away nurses with higher pay

'Workers will leave their employer and work for several care homes on an ad hoc basis, or a care home will be forced to hire that same worker back at a much-higher rate'
B.C. auditor general evades questions about monitoring spending on 2026 World Cup

B.C. auditor general evades questions about monitoring spending on 2026 World Cup

Vancouver's role as a host city is expected to cost somewhere around $250 million
B.C. lawyer loses misconduct appeal after shady real estate deals

B.C. lawyer loses misconduct appeal after shady real estate deals

The law society found the Richmond lawyer's clients were conducting transactions that were under 'objectively suspicious circumstances'
Total Canadian debt hit new record in first quarter: TransUnion

Total Canadian debt hit new record in first quarter: TransUnion

As cost of living rose, many Canadians turned to credit to alleviate financial pressures, says agency
In the Courts: Creditors battle over Vancouver film studio’s debts

In the Courts: Creditors battle over Vancouver film studio’s debts

The Joker financier is tens of millions of dollars in debt and one creditor is looking to collect
Trudeau dismisses criticism of David Johnston as political

Trudeau dismisses criticism of David Johnston as political

PM named the former governor general a special rapporteur for foreign interference in March