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Updated: Spy agency gave oil companies environmentalist surveillance data: allegations

Updated: Spy agency gave oil companies environmentalist surveillance data: allegations

Civil liberties groups call blacked-out papers, secret hearings, gag orders a violation of Canadian law
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Creating Vancouver’s city-wide plan will take several years and nearly $18 million

Creating Vancouver’s city-wide plan will take several years and nearly $18 million

Budget, planning and engagement process outlined for development of plan
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Businessman claims martial arts studio and Squamish pub liable for alleged vicious attack by MMA fighters

Businessman claims martial arts studio and Squamish pub liable for alleged vicious attack by MMA fighters

BIV's lawsuit of the week
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B.C. posts 3,700 job losses in June, mostly full-time positions

B.C. posts 3,700 job losses in June, mostly full-time positions

What happened: Job gains in part-time positions offset by big full-time losses Why it matters: B.C. has been experiencing labour shortages amid months of uninterrupted gains in employment B.C.’s employment party had to end at some point.
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Richmond massage college provided no training, issued same-day diplomas

Richmond massage college provided no training, issued same-day diplomas

Concerns about bogus colleges operating in Richmond have been sparked after a tribunal heard a woman received a diploma, apparently qualifying her perform acupressure and body massage therapy, on the same day she paid her $5,000 tuition.
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B.C. Legislature tenders $100,000 spending scandal workplace review contract

B.C. Legislature tenders $100,000 spending scandal workplace review contract

Selected company will have to give criminal evidence to police
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Fishy deals land Burnaby fraudster in jail for third time

Fishy deals land Burnaby fraudster in jail for third time

A serial Burnaby fraudster will go to jail for a third time after pleading guilty to fishy dealings at a Surrey seafood company in 2013. As sales manager of Gold River Seafood Inc.
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Top accounting firms tally fastest growth in five years

Top accounting firms tally fastest growth in five years

Largest companies grew 9.6%, which is more than twice the 2016 rate
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Insider trading: July 2, 2019

Insider trading: July 2, 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 June 26, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Partnership in charge of Surrey hospital upgrade claims firm wrongfully signed off on ‘proprietary’ elevators, escalators

Partnership in charge of Surrey hospital upgrade claims firm wrongfully signed off on ‘proprietary’ elevators, escalators

BIV’s lawsuit of the week
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