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Bryan Yu: B.C. hiring stalls, short-term optimism dips amid tariff concerns

Bryan Yu: B.C. hiring stalls, short-term optimism dips amid tariff concerns

Labour trends reflect economic headwinds and cautious optimism.
Opinion: Canada's holiday tax break will have winners and losers

Opinion: Canada's holiday tax break will have winners and losers

While the tax break will indeed put more money into consumers' pockets as the government has claimed, whether it will actually ease inflationary pressure is questionable.
Toxic workplaces are on the rise, experts say, and it starts at the top

Toxic workplaces are on the rise, experts say, and it starts at the top

Leaders need to take action to prevent bad behaviour, because it's hard to regain trust once it's been broken.
TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order

TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order

TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients.
MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

OTTAWA — Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote in the House of Commons.
Union in B.C. port dispute seeks judicial review of federal back-to-work order

Union in B.C. port dispute seeks judicial review of federal back-to-work order

The dispute between Local 514's roughly 700 members and the BC Maritime Employers Association resulted in a shutdown of port facilities across the province between Nov. 4 and Nov. 14.
Rustad says he expects defiance in B.C. Conservative ranks amid row over core values

Rustad says he expects defiance in B.C. Conservative ranks amid row over core values

VICTORIA — John Rustad says he expects a spirit of defiance and for free speech to reign in his British Columbia Conservative Party caucus — even if it involves pitting team members against each other, including himself.
'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster

'Are they going to walk away?': Charges 10 years after B.C.'s Mount Polley disaster

Doug Watt won't forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the Mount Polley Mine more than 10 years ago, sending millions of cubic metres of waste into waterways in the British Columbia Interior. “I went outside, and you could hear the roar.
B.C. retailers in throes of one-of-a-kind holiday season

B.C. retailers in throes of one-of-a-kind holiday season

Merchants grapple with GST changes, Canada Post strike and a shortened shopping season
Parkland Burnaby refinery suppling Air Canada with low-carbon fuel

Parkland Burnaby refinery suppling Air Canada with low-carbon fuel

Air Canada is Parkland's first customer for low-carbon aviation fuel