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As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts

As postal strike enters fourth week, pressure mounts for Ottawa to step in: experts

As the Canada Post strike drags into a fourth week, experts say there's growing pressure on the government to act as the business community's calls for intervention get louder.
Unifor rally for fair wages homes in on Whistler hotel workers

Unifor rally for fair wages homes in on Whistler hotel workers

Union says local wages lag behind many hotel staff in Vancouver, Victoria
Telus asks court to quash cabinet order for review of wholesale fibre internet rules

Telus asks court to quash cabinet order for review of wholesale fibre internet rules

Telus Corp. is challenging a federal order for a CRTC review on whether Canada's Big 3 telecom providers should be able to access each other's wholesale fibre internet networks.
Tech stocks help lift S&P/TSX Friday, U.S. stock markets mixed after jobs report

Tech stocks help lift S&P/TSX Friday, U.S. stock markets mixed after jobs report

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index eked out a gain Friday as a rise in tech stocks helped outweigh losses in energy, while U.S. markets were mixed after employment reports on both sides of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 11.
With China’s and India’s trade on the table, the Port of Vancouver is under pressure to deliver for Canada

With China’s and India’s trade on the table, the Port of Vancouver is under pressure to deliver for Canada

Rocked by contract disputes and worker strikes, the port has been working to shed its laggard image and play a key role in Canada’s long-term plan to diversify its trading partners
Stock market today: Wall Street hits more records following a just-right jobs report

Stock market today: Wall Street hits more records following a just-right jobs report

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.
Lower immigration will slow economic growth, but won't cause recession: report

Lower immigration will slow economic growth, but won't cause recession: report

TORONTO — A new report suggests the federal government's rapidly reduced immigration targets will significantly slow economic growth, but not enough to trigger a recession.
Natural gas for B.C. home heating to jump 17.5% in New Year

Natural gas for B.C. home heating to jump 17.5% in New Year

FortisBC price hike to add $14.25 to monthly residential gas bill
Purolator, UPS pause shipments from couriers amid delivery backlog

Purolator, UPS pause shipments from couriers amid delivery backlog

Purolator and UPS have paused shipments from some courier companies as they try to work through a deluge of deliveries brought on by the Canada Post strike, creating even bigger backlogs at the height of the holiday shipping season.
Cracks showing in B.C.'s affordable housing plans

Cracks showing in B.C.'s affordable housing plans

Ross McCredie, founder of Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, believes municipalities should stop working on the problem in isolation and come up with a regional plan to provide affordable housing.