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The world is vastly different today than anyone could have predicted just a few years…
B.C.’s gig economy needs to be regulated: report
The gig economy is attracts a high rate of new immigrants and people of colour,…
Canada’s top CEOs make 243 times more than the average worker
The average pay of Canada’s top 100 CEOs hit an all-time high in 2021, making…
Five things that will cost British Columbians more in taxes in 2023
It's not just inflation spiking the cost for certain goods in Canada. As the cost…
Young Canadian workers switching from service industry to tech: survey
A new survey shows that dramatic declines in service sector workers are echoed by major…
Unions in B.C. are winning protection against spiking inflation
A tight labour market and soaring inflation is giving unions leverage at the bargaining table…
Drive to unionize Kamloops Sephora led by one of its newest employees
Sephora's Kamloops location is its first ever to unionize, and it can think one of…
Young workers have lessons to teach their bosses in Kamloops, Okanagan
It is true that the younger generation thinks differently and works differently than the baby…
Diverse ability workforce shines in Penticton
At a time when businesses are closing due to staffing shortages there’s a workforce out…
Worst of Thompson-Okanagan worker shortages are behind us: economist
In June, 23% of frontline health care worker jobs at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops…
Feds should let international students work more hours: Kamloops councillor
International students should be allowed to work more hours as local companies, particularly in the…
Okanagan retailers ready to come roaring back after COVID-19 but have no place to go
During the COVID-induced real estate boom over the past couple of years, housing and industrial…
Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant latest to close, citing lack of staff
A North Kamloops Vietnamese restaurant served its last meals Tuesday afternoon. Vietnamese Watercress Vietnamese Restaurant owner…
Minimum wage is up— and so are the tips
As British Columbians get back into restaurant booths this summer, they're also paying more for…
Kamloops restaurant cites lack of staff, reliance on delivery apps for closure
– This story was originally published May 25, 2022. A German restaurant and bakery in…
Think your gas bill is bad? Try being a B.C. trucker
Rising diesel prices mean the cost of groceries, electronics and nearly everything else you buy…
Kamloops Costco cheapest gas in B.C., but don’t expect it to last
B.C. drivers might want to stick to short trips because gas prices are expected to…
Feds leaving West Coast fishing sector to flounder after salmon closures, harvesters say
The West Coast fishing sector is being hung out to dry and deserves a just…
Help may be coming to ease Thompson-Okanagan housing crunch
As home and rent prices continue to rise in the Thompson-Okanagan region, help may be…
Without deferrals, these five timber companies could decide the fate of B.C.’s old-growth forests
Five big timber companies hold the future of nearly half of British Columbia’s at-risk old-growth…
Kelowna gas station shoots past $2 per litre mark as prices rise
At least one Kelowna gas station was trying to sell a litre of gasoline for…
Document reveals influence of oil and gas lobbyists on B.C. officials after Indigenous Rights ruling
In the wake of a precedent-setting Indigenous Rights case in June 2021, B.C.’s ministry of…
Hotelier moves into residential market in Kamloops, Penticton amid lack of tourism
As B.C. slowly moves toward a post-COVID economy, that isn't stopping a Kamloops-based hotelier from…
Ocean acidification poses a top climate change danger on B.C. coast
Lurking in B.C.’s ocean is a lesser-known climate risk experts say has the potential to…