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Risk of crane accidents on the rise amid B.C. construction boom

Risk of crane accidents on the rise amid B.C. construction boom

WorkSafeBC says there are up to 400 tower cranes currently operating in B.C.; despite new regulations and penalties, safety incidents persist.
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How B.C.'s cleantech startups are cracking resource sector challenges

How B.C.'s cleantech startups are cracking resource sector challenges

Half of the firms on Foresight Canada’s Top 50 list are B.C.-based companies
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B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry

B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry

The trip to Los Angeles will include Spencer Chandra Herbert, minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport, Finance Minister Brenda Bailey and Nina Krieger, the Parliamentary secretary for arts and film.
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Thind Properties project placed into receivership, two more developments under threat

Thind Properties project placed into receivership, two more developments under threat

District Northwest is latest casualty in wave of insolvencies across B.C. and Canada
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Canadians favour government intervention in Canada Post, port labour disputes: poll

Canadians favour government intervention in Canada Post, port labour disputes: poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians are supportive of government intervention in the labour disputes at ports and at Canada Post.
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All premiers aligned on push for Canada to have bilateral trade deal with U.S.: Ford

All premiers aligned on push for Canada to have bilateral trade deal with U.S.: Ford

TORONTO — All 13 provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on a push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday.
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After denying links, Canadian forestry giant owner openly seeks control over Asian conglomerate

After denying links, Canadian forestry giant owner openly seeks control over Asian conglomerate

Jackson Wijaya aims to consolidate control over Domtar (formally Paper Excellence) and Asia Pulp & Paper, after both companies spent years denying they were linked.
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Metro Vancouver 'living wage' spikes past $27/hour as rent costs threaten families: report

Metro Vancouver 'living wage' spikes past $27/hour as rent costs threaten families: report

Governments need to keep pace with income-tested transfers for families as so-called 'living wage' in Metro Vancouver crests above $27/hour in 2024.
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Bleak finances put B.C.'s economic future at risk, business council warns

Bleak finances put B.C.'s economic future at risk, business council warns

A large projected deficit and doubled capital expenditures in the last two years have increased the provincial debt to $63B, says report.
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B.C. port union challenges constitutionality of labour minister's back-to-work order

B.C. port union challenges constitutionality of labour minister's back-to-work order

VANCOUVER — The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work.
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