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Here is what to expect in Vancouver for the next round of Canucks playoff games

Here is what to expect in Vancouver for the next round of Canucks playoff games

The city says locals should expect traffic disruptions due to various road closures.
Ex-employee wins overtime, vacation-pay battle with Burnaby medical mask maker

Ex-employee wins overtime, vacation-pay battle with Burnaby medical mask maker

Vitacore Industries Inc. and associated firm Absolute Building Science Strata Engineering Inc. have been ordered to pay a $2,000 employment standards penalty and nearly $52,000 in unpaid overtime and vacation pay to a former employee of both companies.
Underused Housing Tax not right for tourism economies: Whistler realtor

Underused Housing Tax not right for tourism economies: Whistler realtor

Dave Brown testified before the federal finance committee to ask for an exemption for Whistler tourism accommodations in paying the federal UHT
Canada’s biggest, newest oil pipeline in a decade has not-so-grand opening

Canada’s biggest, newest oil pipeline in a decade has not-so-grand opening

After years of challenges and delays, the controversial Trans Mountain expansion project has started carrying Alberta crude to B.C.
Mailing a letter costs a little more now as stamp price hike takes effect

Mailing a letter costs a little more now as stamp price hike takes effect

OTTAWA — An increase in the cost to send a letter in Canada took effect Monday. The cost of stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane is now 99 cents per stamp, an increase of seven cents. The price of a single domestic stamp is now $1.
Rob Shaw: Finance minister quick to deflect questions over troubled Surrey police transition

Rob Shaw: Finance minister quick to deflect questions over troubled Surrey police transition

Controversy swirls as B.C. government conducts detailed polling on Surrey policing
Opinion: 2026 World Cup goes from shiny object to fiscal nightmare for B.C.

Opinion: 2026 World Cup goes from shiny object to fiscal nightmare for B.C.

Soaring price tag casts doubt on benefits of hosting games
Crowdsourcing disaster aid is on the rise in Canada — is that a good thing?

Crowdsourcing disaster aid is on the rise in Canada — is that a good thing?

As GoFundMe disaster fundraising surges in Canada, early evidence suggests the wealthy benefit most.
Canadian companies' AI policies aim to balance risk with rewards

Canadian companies' AI policies aim to balance risk with rewards

TORONTO — When talent search platform Plum noticed ChatGPT sending ripples through the tech world and beyond, it decided to turn right to the source to lay out how staff could and couldn't use the generative artificial intelligence chatbot.
Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points

Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem navigates a political minefield every time he testifies before the House of Commons finance committee. Four times a year, members of Parliament get the chance to question the governor on monetary policy.