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B.C. Securities Commission imposes first no-hearing penalty against company

B.C. Securities Commission imposes first no-hearing penalty against company

The B.C. Securities Commission says it has processed the first penalty without a hearing against a company for a minor violation in order to speed up compliance in the investment market.
Canadians to decide if online harms regulator is bureaucracy or enforcement: PBO

Canadians to decide if online harms regulator is bureaucracy or enforcement: PBO

OTTAWA — It's up to Canadians to decide whether they believe the government's proposal to create a new online harms regulator amounts to bureaucracy or a necessary enforcement tool, parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux suggests.
Burnaby Hospital redevelopment closer to start of $1.7B phase two

Burnaby Hospital redevelopment closer to start of $1.7B phase two

B.C. has announced the construction teams that will team up for full project delivery.
S&P/TSX composite rises Monday, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite rises Monday, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a gain Monday, helped by strength in financial stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 67.10 points at 22,126.13.
Trying to look busy is a wasteful, but often necessary, part of many jobs

Trying to look busy is a wasteful, but often necessary, part of many jobs

Employees spend about 76 per cent of their eight-hour shift working, and 2 hours focused on something other than work, survey says
Green shoots for industrial strata as normalcy returns to market

Green shoots for industrial strata as normalcy returns to market

Buyers are resurfacing as interest rates stabilize and prices moderate
55,000 arrivals per year to drive Metro Vancouver population

55,000 arrivals per year to drive Metro Vancouver population

Metro Vancouver's population forecast to climb to four million by the mid-2040s — a 200,000-person spike five years earlier than previously thought.
In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental-care plan

In bid to win over dentists, Ottawa changes billing for dental-care plan

OTTAWA — In a bid to win over dentists who have been reluctant to join the federal dental-care plan, the health minister announced Monday that dentists can now "dip a toe" in the program before fully committing.
Baldrey: More B.C. NDP MLAs not seeking re-election. How will this fare for Eby?

Baldrey: More B.C. NDP MLAs not seeking re-election. How will this fare for Eby?

Will it be worth David Eby's time to replace the departing ministers before the 2024 provincial election, asks columnist Keith Baldrey.
Okanagan wineries ask for government relief on markup regime for out-of-province grapes

Okanagan wineries ask for government relief on markup regime for out-of-province grapes

Industry calls for tax relief, markup relaxation after devastating winter freeze