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Vancouver Art Gallery employees ratify collective agreement

Vancouver Art Gallery employees ratify collective agreement

Workers set to get a 2.75-per-cent raise plus $0.25 per hour in year one of a four-year deal
Appeal court dismisses case in long-running B.C. real estate dispute

Appeal court dismisses case in long-running B.C. real estate dispute

The chambers judge observed that the 'situation deteriorated into chaos'
Rob Shaw: New BC Ferries CEO wasting little time to right the ship

Rob Shaw: New BC Ferries CEO wasting little time to right the ship

Nicolas Jimenez, fresh from running ICBC, is modernizing, restructuring and charting a new course
Richmond delivery company grows 50-fold in four years

Richmond delivery company grows 50-fold in four years

The company delivers for two online shopping giants – Shein and Temu
Immigration investment fraud leads to $5M civil judgment

Immigration investment fraud leads to $5M civil judgment

Paul Oei has been ordered to pay $5 million back to Chinese citizen and prospective immigrant Yicheng Jiang after fraudulent misrepresentations.
B.C. adds 1,400 jobs in May amid wild swings in some sectors

B.C. adds 1,400 jobs in May amid wild swings in some sectors

Unemployment rate remains unchanged at five per cent.
Who’s Suing Whom: June 9, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: June 9, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
Future interest rate decisions will be taken one at a time, says BoC deputy governor

Future interest rate decisions will be taken one at a time, says BoC deputy governor

OTTAWA — After announcing a rate hike this week, Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry says the central bank plans to take future interest rate decisions one at a time.
PayByPhone adds service charge after parent company scores massive federal subsidy

PayByPhone adds service charge after parent company scores massive federal subsidy

The made-in-B.C. parking meter app contractor, now owned by a subsidiary of auto giant Volkswagen, will charge customers in Vancouver, Burnaby, White Rock and Whistler for text message reminders
Why insured losses from wildfires might be manageable this year

Why insured losses from wildfires might be manageable this year

DBRS Morningstar expects that despite costs being manageable, there will be pressure to raise insurance prices
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