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Record immigration no cure-all for B.C.’s labour woes

Record immigration no cure-all for B.C.’s labour woes

Economist says immigration flow not keeping pace with labour market demands
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BC NDP leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says report seeks her disqualification

BC NDP leadership hopeful Anjali Appadurai says report seeks her disqualification

VANCOUVER — The campaign of B.C. New Democratic Party leadership contender Anjali Appadurai says a report from an NDP assessment of her campaign recommends she be disqualified from the race.
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PRRD challenges validity of election results

PRRD challenges validity of election results

New Area C ballot results released Tuesday: Suzanne Haab 234, Brad Sperling 231
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Rain to bring relief for North Shore reservoirs, salmon streams

Rain to bring relief for North Shore reservoirs, salmon streams

After record-breaking drought and high temperatures, cooler wetter weather will arrive on Friday
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Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.'s ombudsperson: report

Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.'s ombudsperson: report

VICTORIA — Complaints about British Columbia's health-care system to the provincial ombudsperson have reached a 10-year high.
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Health-care complaints at highest level in a decade, says B.C. ombudsperson

Health-care complaints at highest level in a decade, says B.C. ombudsperson

“Whether it was visitor restrictions in long-term care, surgical delays, COVID-19 measures, quality of care or access to services, clearly health care is top of mind for the public,” Ombudsperson Jay Chalke said Tuesday
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'He did great things': Family remembers marathoner whose body was found near Lochside Trail

'He did great things': Family remembers marathoner whose body was found near Lochside Trail

His grieving children, Lana, Leah and Tim, want him to be remembered as much more than the “high-risk, missing man” named in police alerts.
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Wage protection against inflation part of BCGEU's three-year collective agreement

Wage protection against inflation part of BCGEU's three-year collective agreement

VICTORIA — The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia has ratified a new collective agreement with the provincial government that includes wage protection against inflation. The B.C. Government Employees' Union says 53.
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Two found dead in vehicle near Alpha Secondary school

Two found dead in vehicle near Alpha Secondary school

Burnaby RCMP, IHIT investigate after bodies of man and woman discovered in vehicle.
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McCallum not conceding in Surrey, B.C., considering judicial recount of vote: party

McCallum not conceding in Surrey, B.C., considering judicial recount of vote: party

SURREY, B.C. — Mayor Doug McCallum's political party says he's not conceding the election in Surrey, B.C.
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