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B.C. population rises above five million

B.C. population rises above five million

B.C. hit a new milestone as its population surpassed five million people for the first time on record as of October 1, 2018. At 5,017,000 million persons, B.C.’s population rose by 24,635 persons during the third quarter.
B.C. woman jailed for failing to pay fines for ponzi scheme

B.C. woman jailed for failing to pay fines for ponzi scheme

Renee Michelle Penko flouts court orders, gets 30 days
Gas pipeline, LNG have First Nation support: Horgan

Gas pipeline, LNG have First Nation support: Horgan

Premier clarifies NDP government’s position, following arrests over Coastal GasLink pipeline
Trudeau calls byelection for Burnaby South

Trudeau calls byelection for Burnaby South

National attention will be on the riding, as Jagmeet Singh attempts to gain House of Commons seat
Plaintiff in multimillion-dollar Oei fraud case fights to stay in Canada

Plaintiff in multimillion-dollar Oei fraud case fights to stay in Canada

Jiang Yicheng to apply for asylum on grounds that Chinese government is persecuting him
Convicted fraud artist at centre of crypto, cannabis shares scheme

Convicted fraud artist at centre of crypto, cannabis shares scheme

Aly Babu Mawji was jailed in Germany for a massive pump-and-dump scheme, but has returned to B.C.’s capital markets to allegedly help orchestrate another stock fraud operation
Chief backs Big Money Man’s reconciliation plan

Chief backs Big Money Man’s reconciliation plan

AFN chief urges business community to support Morneau’s $17b spending program
Insider trading: January 8, 2019

Insider trading: January 8, 2019

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 January 2, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Inapropriate 'dad joke' by Burnaby Safeway employee sparks shopper's human rights complaint

Inapropriate 'dad joke' by Burnaby Safeway employee sparks shopper's human rights complaint

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed the complaint of a woman who was allegedly told “inappropriate dad jokes” of a sexual nature at a Burnaby Safeway store.
Union activist, NDP donor appointed to board overseeing union closed-shop agreement

Union activist, NDP donor appointed to board overseeing union closed-shop agreement

NDP director says big money out of politics