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House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal…
The door to BC’s liquefied natural gas export sector is about to open. Here’s what you need to know
As Teresa Waddington proudly proclaimed LNG Canada is on track to wrap up construction in…
BC residents not losing homes due to high mortgage interest rates, yet
There's been plenty of fear recently about people losing their homes because they can’t afford…
Temporary foreign workers claim sexual abuse at Ashcroft farm
Three temporary workers from South American claim they were sexually abused and exploited while working…
POISONED WATERS: The war between BC Ferries and its union
A four-letter expletive ended talks aimed at bringing peace between BC Ferries and its union…
Renters can get up to $400 back on income taxes in BC this year
A new BC renter’s tax credit can add $400 to refunds renters get when they…
How will cruises impact Prince Rupert’s future?
Cruise ships bring cash, and lots of it. For a city such as Prince Rupert…
Feds quietly made it easier for farmers to exploit foreign labour
The federal government quietly made it easier for farmers to exploit foreign labour. Employers in…
‘Cautiously optimistic’: Immigrant drivers rate BC plan to protect gig workers
Rishu Bajaj immigrated to British Columbia nine years ago and has been driving for Uber…
Labour battle at Rogers Sugar refinery in BC gets stickier
Doughnut shops, home cooks and multinational corporations have all been caught in the crossfire of…
Kamloops pubs and nightclubs get New Year’s gift from city council
The parties in Kamloops will carry on into the wee morning hours this New Year's…
She organized a BC Starbucks. Then they fired her
In February, then 20-year-old barista Frédérique Martineau helped unionize the Vancouver Starbucks where she worked…
BC expands spec tax to include Kamloops and most of the Okanagan
The province's tax on housing speculators just got a massive expansion and now covers most of…
BC is clearing barriers for skilled foreign workers
Joy Abasta came to British Columbia with a promise of a job as a registered…
Unions to get more power with federal replacement worker ban
Raine Wright yells into his megaphone as men in neon yellow jackets circle around a…
Kelowna’s living wage takes huge jump with Kamloops not far behind
The BC office of a national left-wing think tank has released its calculations of this…
Almost 9,000 people have found jobs in Central Okanagan so far this year
The number of people working in the Central Okanagan by the end of September was…
Emergency shelter spaces reopen in Kamloops for winter
Emergency shelter spaces in Kamloops are set to open next week, returning to the same…
BC Premier David Eby’s porta-potty agenda
There are portable toilets that still haunt Peter White. There was the one at the…
What to do with WorkSafeBC’s giant pot of money?
BC’s Workers’ Compensation Board has a conundrum most would envy: what do you do with…
What’s ahead for BC gig workers
As the latest round of consultations on protections for app-based drivers and food delivery workers…
A case of bad apples, or a rotten orchard? A look at migrant labour in BC
For more than three years, Jeffry Hernández supported his family in Guatemala by packing cucumbers…
BC shuts down its fair wage watchdog
The B.C. government is shutting down a commission it created to improve pay for the…
Life in a northern B.C. boomtown
The town of Kitimat, B.C., is folded into a forested valley, tucked back from where…