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CFIB warns B.C. against any potential $20/hour living wage legislation

CFIB warns B.C. against any potential $20/hour living wage legislation

Mandatory living wage of $20 per hour could cost province $4.3 billion in extra wages, says Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
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B.C. scientists have decoded how killer whales breathe. Here's why it matters

B.C. scientists have decoded how killer whales breathe. Here's why it matters

Killer whales breathe once every time they surface, a finding that could help scientists understand the predators' metabolism and how much fish they need to survive.
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Renowned SFU criminologist Robert Gordon dies, leaving trail of contributions

Renowned SFU criminologist Robert Gordon dies, leaving trail of contributions

Robert Gordon had been mentioned over 1,500 times in media articles through his life; most recently, he was critical of the Surrey police transition process and a continued advocate of provincial and regional police reforms in B.C.
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RBC integrates HSBC, reveals details about Vancouver banking hub

RBC integrates HSBC, reveals details about Vancouver banking hub

Toronto-based bank committed to create banking hub in Vancouver to gain federal approval for deal to buy HSBC in largest-ever domestic banking transaction
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Rob Shaw: A Gordon Campbell intervention could re-shape B.C.'s fall election

Rob Shaw: A Gordon Campbell intervention could re-shape B.C.'s fall election

Political tensions rise in British Columbia as efforts to forge unity among Conservatives and BC United intensify ahead of the provincial election
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Prince George psychiatrist wins legal challenge over vaccine refusal

Prince George psychiatrist wins legal challenge over vaccine refusal

Dr. David Morgan based decision on being in good health and working with patients virtually which "eliminated any risk of transmission of the virus" 
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Les Leyne: Conservatives ending legislature session with growth spurt

Les Leyne: Conservatives ending legislature session with growth spurt

Conservatives were a small club out on the fringes before BC United Leader Kevin Falcon decided one of his veteran northern MLA’s skepticism about the cause of climatechange was reason enough to escort him out the door.
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Comment: B.C. is plagued by dysfunctional municipal councils

Comment: B.C. is plagued by dysfunctional municipal councils

Once you start examining the dysfunctional councils around B.C., you quickly conclude it’s best to keep a large supply of eye wash on hand.
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Fort Nelson evacuees wait it out as incoming weather holds key to B.C. firefight

Fort Nelson evacuees wait it out as incoming weather holds key to B.C. firefight

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — As a fast-growing wildfire bore down on Fort Nelson, B.C., Ariel Keating, her girlfriend, their dog Louie and their cat Macaroni joined a sluggish convoy of evacuees heading south on Sunday.
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Role in suspected money laundering scheme nets B.C. lawyer suspension

Role in suspected money laundering scheme nets B.C. lawyer suspension

Richmond lawyer Spencer Owen May's improper legal work for alleged money launderers has landed him a two-month suspension following findings of professional misconduct.
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