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Coastal GasLink resumes work, while protests rage

Coastal GasLink resumes work, while protests rage

RCMP confirm scoped rifle was used to observe protesters
Coronavirus fears tempt cybercriminals in attacks

Coronavirus fears tempt cybercriminals in attacks

Attackers playing on fears of bioweapons, economic disruptions
B.C. weekly earnings, business confidence up

B.C. weekly earnings, business confidence up

According to Statistics Canada’s Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH), average weekly earnings fell 0.4% in November to $1,011 to negate October gains. Despite this, year-over-year growth in B.C. was a solid 3.
Surrey Board of Trade hosts Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi

Surrey Board of Trade hosts Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi

The three-term mayor says underinvesting in cities comes with great peril; Canadians need to be better at understanding one another
Law society uses courts to stop unauthorized legal practices

Law society uses courts to stop unauthorized legal practices

Three agree not to portray themselves as lawyers
Hereditary chiefs ask federal court to halt pipeline

Hereditary chiefs ask federal court to halt pipeline

Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs argue Coastal GasLink violates Canada’s Paris Agreement commitments
Surrey mayor calls Uber a ‘bully’ after city loses court case

Surrey mayor calls Uber a ‘bully’ after city loses court case

Doug McCallum says Uber should have waited for a regional licensing framework for ride hailing, which was approved by him and other mayors on January 30 – two days after Surrey’s bylaw officers started fining Uber and its drivers.
Alleged money launderer wants his $25,000 casino bank draft back

Alleged money launderer wants his $25,000 casino bank draft back

Convicted criminal Paul King Jin was arrested in 2017 when police seized a bank draft from the Mercedes Metris he had been driving in
Insider trading: February 10, 2020

Insider trading: February 10, 2020

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended February 4, 2020. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Protests against Coastal GasLink spread

Protests against Coastal GasLink spread

A standoff over the Coastal GasLink pipeline project has morphed into a movement: #ShutDownCanada