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Lawsuit of the week: Gateway Casinos sues union over ‘unlawful’ picketing in bitter labour dispute with BCGEU

Lawsuit of the week: Gateway Casinos sues union over ‘unlawful’ picketing in bitter labour dispute with BCGEU

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. is suing the BC Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union Local No. 401 (UFCW), claiming union members have engaged in unlawful picketing activity at the company’s Lake City casinos in the Okanagan.
B.C. businesses suffer trade war collateral damage

B.C. businesses suffer trade war collateral damage

Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel the latest disadvantage for B.C. manufacturers
Provincial government goes to court to keep Cambie Surgeries litigation costs secret

Provincial government goes to court to keep Cambie Surgeries litigation costs secret

The B.C. government is going to court to keep a lid on how much it has spent fighting Cambie Surgeries Corp.'s constitutional challenge of the Medicare Protection Act. The Attorney General of British Columbia filed a petition in B.C.
Cannabis-sector volatility highlights need for investors to be wary of stock scams

Cannabis-sector volatility highlights need for investors to be wary of stock scams

Former business reporter David Baines weighs in on ways investors can protect themselves
NAFTA replacement ‘not a cure all’ for Canadian exports

NAFTA replacement ‘not a cure all’ for Canadian exports

Canada agrees to new trade deal with U.S. and Mexico
B.C. political parties face personal data collection investigation

B.C. political parties face personal data collection investigation

Victoria company being investigated for data collection in Brexit vote
NDP government urged to reform access to information law

NDP government urged to reform access to information law

Privacy advocates press Victoria to educate officials on information release, end secrecy of Crown corporations
Province launches probe into ‘dirty money’ in B.C. real estate

Province launches probe into ‘dirty money’ in B.C. real estate

Attorney-general follows through with promise of money laundering investigation’s Phase 2
Horgan government caps rent increase at 2.5% for 2019

Horgan government caps rent increase at 2.5% for 2019

The provincial government has overturned a 4.5% rent hike in 2019
Putting the jewels back into British Columbia’s Crowns

Putting the jewels back into British Columbia’s Crowns

Crown corporations in the province that once paid dividends now need taxpayer bailouts