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BCGEU strike a 'crushing blow' as shortages take hold, says restaurant and tourism industry

BCGEU strike a 'crushing blow' as shortages take hold, says restaurant and tourism industry

B.C. restaurants, hotels and liquor retailers are worried about revenue loss as the BCGEU strike continues at BC Liquor Distribution Branch warehouses.
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UBC in damage control after hosting federally funded anti-racism talk featuring antisemitic activist

UBC in damage control after hosting federally funded anti-racism talk featuring antisemitic activist

The university is now distancing itself from Community Media Advocacy Centre consultant Laith Marouf, saying it denounces antisemitism and does not support or condone Marouf's history of social media messages.
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Sizzling: It is going to feel like 37°C in parts of Metro Vancouver

Sizzling: It is going to feel like 37°C in parts of Metro Vancouver

Keep that sunscreen handy.
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Fraser Health upgrades its robot disinfection capacity

Fraser Health upgrades its robot disinfection capacity

Health region buys moveable pods so its robots can operate in smaller spaces
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Cybercrooks using ransomware as a big-bucks business model, expert says

Cybercrooks using ransomware as a big-bucks business model, expert says

Ransomware variants are on the rise globally.
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Canada Energy Regulator gave Trans Mountain a 'break' on oil spill liabilities plan, says Elizabeth May

Canada Energy Regulator gave Trans Mountain a 'break' on oil spill liabilities plan, says Elizabeth May

Trans Mountain will not have to come up with an additional $1.1 billion to cover the cleanup cost of possible oil spills from its expansion project, the Canada Energy Regulator has decided.
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Indigenous guardians: Meet PIB’s two-man crew looking out for the land

Indigenous guardians: Meet PIB’s two-man crew looking out for the land

Clint Gabriel and Dean Schreiber patrol the reserve, monitor the environment and alert members of potential threats
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B.C. moving company ordered to reimburse customer, pay damages

B.C. moving company ordered to reimburse customer, pay damages

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal found the moving company had "inaccurate weights" when it issued an invoice for a Vancouver-to-Nelson move.
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'Very foreseeable problems': B.C.'s ambulance shortage to worsen, says union

'Very foreseeable problems': B.C.'s ambulance shortage to worsen, says union

The union representing B.C.'s paramedics and emergency dispatchers says it's no surprise the ambulance shortage is now impacting urban areas of the province.
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'It was a vibe': Coquitlam lawyer named in famous Superbad lunch quote recalls film premiere 15 years ago

'It was a vibe': Coquitlam lawyer named in famous Superbad lunch quote recalls film premiere 15 years ago

Were your high school years like those portrayed in movies from the 2000s? A friend of beloved B.C. actor and writer Seth Rogen gives the backstory to the hilarious 'Glansberg' quote.
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