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Minimum wage in B.C. is going up on June 1

Minimum wage in B.C. is going up on June 1

Minimum wage earners in B.C. can expect to see a significant bump in their hourly wage beginning Saturday, June 1.
Burnaby is getting four rainbow crosswalks at prominent intersections

Burnaby is getting four rainbow crosswalks at prominent intersections

The City of Burnaby is moving ahead with a plan to paint rainbow crosswalks at four prominent intersections.
69 shipping containers of Canadian garbage leaves Philippines for Vancouver today

69 shipping containers of Canadian garbage leaves Philippines for Vancouver today

Sixty-nine shipping containers of fetid Canadian trash are being loaded onto a container ship in the Philippine port of Subic today.
Anti-money laundering policies at B.C. colleges and universities under review

Anti-money laundering policies at B.C. colleges and universities under review

Nearly 400 post-secondary institutions in B.C. will be asked by the provincial government to report their cash transaction policies in an effort to better understand anti-money laundering measures in the sector.
ICBC car-burning, shooting privacy case one step closer to class action

ICBC car-burning, shooting privacy case one step closer to class action

B.C.’s Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday a privacy class action suit against ICBC can proceed in a case where illegally obtained information was used to target victims with vandalism, arson and shootings between April 2011 and January 2012.
Negotiations continued through the night in effort to avoid B.C. port lockout

Negotiations continued through the night in effort to avoid B.C. port lockout

Talks continued through the night between British Columbia's longshore workers' union and the association representing port employers.
Lost wedding ring reappears after snow melts at B.C. ski resort

Lost wedding ring reappears after snow melts at B.C. ski resort

Almost four months after losing it in the snow at a ski resort in British Columbia, a man has been reunited with his wedding ring.
City awards $2.5M contract for detailed design of two sections of Arbutus Greenway

City awards $2.5M contract for detailed design of two sections of Arbutus Greenway

PWL Partnership Landscape Architects has been awarded the contract for the detailed design of the first two sections of Arbutus Greenway that will be built.
Police swoop in on drug lab in Richmond apartment unit

Police swoop in on drug lab in Richmond apartment unit

An RCMP drug enforcement team took down a clandestine laboratory in Richmond city centre on Tuesday afternoon.
Three men injure elderly Vancouver woman in purse-snatching attempt

Three men injure elderly Vancouver woman in purse-snatching attempt

An elderly woman was left with a broken hip last week after an attempted purse snatching in Chinatown.
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