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Rob Shaw: BC NDP turns legal firepower on multinationals tied to opioid crisis

Rob Shaw: BC NDP turns legal firepower on multinationals tied to opioid crisis

Attorney general says class action against McKinsey & Co. marks next step in campaign to hold global firms responsible for addiction harms
CRTC says its wholesale internet rules balance need for competition and investment

CRTC says its wholesale internet rules balance need for competition and investment

Canada’s telecommunications regulator has once again determined the country’s largest internet companies should be able to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rivals — as long as they are doing so outside their core regio
Statistics Canada reports April retail sales up 0.3 per cent at $70.1 billion

Statistics Canada reports April retail sales up 0.3 per cent at $70.1 billion

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.3 per cent to $70.1 billion in April, helped by gains in sales at new and used car dealers, however economists say they expect a slowdown ahead.
Updated: Layoffs at Wesgroup add to Vancouver condo industry’s woes

Updated: Layoffs at Wesgroup add to Vancouver condo industry’s woes

Company’s CEO cites ‘deeply stalled condo market’ and ‘cost-of-delivery crisis’
B.C. regional district penalized $43K for repeated landfill violations

B.C. regional district penalized $43K for repeated landfill violations

After previous violations led to five dead bears, a landfill run by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine continued to scatter garbage and failed to maintain proper voltage on its electric fence
B.C. logging deal sparks clash over Indigenous rights and endangered owl

B.C. logging deal sparks clash over Indigenous rights and endangered owl

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has approved Teal-Jones' interim sale of a Fraser Valley forest licence, leaving endangered spotted owl habitat open to logging before the province consults First Nations
B.C. broker who exchanged gunfire with cops fined $35K for mortgage fraud

B.C. broker who exchanged gunfire with cops fined $35K for mortgage fraud

Siavash Ahmadi's misconduct involved former spouse, who was barred from the industry in connection with an alleged widespread mortgage fraud network
B.C. mall owner's push to buy 25 Hudson's Bay leases faces landlord opposition: docs

B.C. mall owner's push to buy 25 Hudson's Bay leases faces landlord opposition: docs

TORONTO — An agreement Hudson’s Bay signed to sell about two dozen leases to a B.C. entrepreneur has encountered a major barrier, new court filings show: landlords who own the properties are overwhelmingly opposed to her moving in.
B.C. alters tourism strategy to attract off-peak visitors

B.C. alters tourism strategy to attract off-peak visitors

Six distinct sub-brands are being used under the Super Natural British Columbia slogan
B.C. NDP caucus asks RCMP to investigate Rustad's claim of MLA blackmailers

B.C. NDP caucus asks RCMP to investigate Rustad's claim of MLA blackmailers

The chair of British Columbia's NDP caucus has written to the RCMP requesting an investigation into allegations that former members of the B.C. Conservative Opposition tried to blackmail their ex-colleagues.