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Election 2019: Immigration likely to be pivotal issue

Election 2019: Immigration likely to be pivotal issue

Parties differ on border migrants, refugees, immigrants and recruiting skilled workers
Insider trading: September 10, 2019

Insider trading: September 10, 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 September 4, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Election 2019: Trans Mountain – Justin time for election

Election 2019: Trans Mountain – Justin time for election

Critics slam Trudeau’s record on energy, even if pipeline project starts
Vancouver bus shelter cameras to be covered after privacy concerns raised

Vancouver bus shelter cameras to be covered after privacy concerns raised

City, TransLink deny involvement after cameras discovered in bus stop ad displays
Appeal may not slow down work on pipeline

Appeal may not slow down work on pipeline

Trans Mountain Corp. says appeal granted this week doesn't preclude construction from starting
Your Vancouver bus stop is watching you

Your Vancouver bus stop is watching you

Privacy commissioner investigating bus shelter cameras
Widow of worker killed at Riverview construction site in 2017 claims Volvo truck had defective parking brake

Widow of worker killed at Riverview construction site in 2017 claims Volvo truck had defective parking brake

BIV's lawsuit of the week
As job losses mount, B.C. loses claim to Canada’s lowest unemployment rate

As job losses mount, B.C. loses claim to Canada’s lowest unemployment rate

What happened: Statistics Canada reveals the province lost 8,300 jobs in August Why it matters: It’s the third straight month of job losses for B.C. B.C. no longer holds the bragging rights to being home to Canada’s lowest unemployment rate.
Multiple challenges making it harder to retire in B.C.

Multiple challenges making it harder to retire in B.C.

B.C. residents want to retire earlier despite carrying the most debt in retirement
Central bank maintains overnight rate, keeps eye on U.S.-China trade conflict

Central bank maintains overnight rate, keeps eye on U.S.-China trade conflict

The Bank of Canada announced September 4 it is maintaining the overnight rate target at 1.75%, where it has sat since October 2018. In a news release, the Bank said the escalating U.S.