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Labour forces: The new look of labour in B.C.’s COVID economy

Labour forces: The new look of labour in B.C.’s COVID economy

Pandemic and inflation trigger seismic shift in organized labour intensity in B.C. and beyond
Labour forces: Robots, AI gaining more traction in the workforce

Labour forces: Robots, AI gaining more traction in the workforce

Technology set to radically retool workplace responsibilities for humans
Hackers stole CERB benefits of at least 12,700 Canadians, alleges class-action lawsuit

Hackers stole CERB benefits of at least 12,700 Canadians, alleges class-action lawsuit

A retired police officer from B.C. is leading the class action lawsuit against the Government of Canada after he claims he was among thousands of Canadians victimized by hackers
Millions of dollars spent not itemized in B.C. legislature’s annual report

Millions of dollars spent not itemized in B.C. legislature’s annual report

Only an aggregate total of $16M in salary and supplier expenses is shown, despite calls for more transparency
'Chinese business' defence fails Richmond lawyer in misconduct case

'Chinese business' defence fails Richmond lawyer in misconduct case

Richmond lawyer Hong Guo was found to have put her clients and herself in conflicts of interest in business transactions that included skirting China's capital control laws, a Law Society of BC hearing panel found
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations lowest since June

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations lowest since June

Another 33 people are said to have died while infected with COVID-19
Two NPA Park Board candidates quit, join Team for a Livable Vancouver campaign

Two NPA Park Board candidates quit, join Team for a Livable Vancouver campaign

Tricia Barker and Kimi Kimura’s quitting came just two days after Fred Harding announced his candidacy for mayor, replacing the resigned John Coupar
B.C. to deliver Omicron-targeting vaccine to residents

B.C. to deliver Omicron-targeting vaccine to residents

Health Canada today approved a new Moderna's vaccine to fight COVID-19
COVID-mandate lawsuit tossed for being 'bad beyond argument'

COVID-mandate lawsuit tossed for being 'bad beyond argument'

A highly-publicized lawsuit targeting the provincial government’s COVID-19 measures has been thrown out by a BC Supreme Court Justice for being so poorly crafted it is impossible to respond to
Hiring lull points to economic slowdown

Hiring lull points to economic slowdown

B.C.’s economy likely lost momentum in July, according to the latest labour force survey. Employment was unchanged during the month at 2.747 million people, slowing from a 0.2 per cent gain in June. That said, with the unemployment rate sitting at 4.