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Seaspan Victoria fined $710K after welder suffers carbon monoxide poisoning

Seaspan Victoria fined $710K after welder suffers carbon monoxide poisoning

The welder had continued to cut metal in a confined space on a ship for 40 minutes after a gas-monitor alarm started sounding, says WorkSafeBC.
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Metro Vancouver announces independent review of ballooning sewage plant cost

Metro Vancouver announces independent review of ballooning sewage plant cost

Announcement comes a day after BC Premier David Eby said it’s time to hire an auditor
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Immigrant women hit hardest by low wages at YVR, says union

Immigrant women hit hardest by low wages at YVR, says union

Living wage policies are up to individual employers, says YVR.
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B.C. court closures concern civil liberties watchdog, criminal lawyer

B.C. court closures concern civil liberties watchdog, criminal lawyer

"A lot of people have a lot of anxiousness about what is going on in the courts," said the BC Civil Liberties Association's Karen Mirsky.
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BCWS upgrading fleet, pursuing contracts for aircraft ahead of 2024 wildfire season

BCWS upgrading fleet, pursuing contracts for aircraft ahead of 2024 wildfire season

$56M provincial budget boost for aviation preparedness and response
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Vancouver conference kicks off with green hydrogen announcement

Vancouver conference kicks off with green hydrogen announcement

Salish Elements, Xaxli’p First Nation partner on hydrogen production project
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Minister accuses Conservatives of trying to sabotage federal dental program

Minister accuses Conservatives of trying to sabotage federal dental program

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is accusing the Conservatives of trying to "sabotage" the government's dental care program by calling up dental associations and "bullying" them — accusations the Tories are calling "unhinged.
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Parliamentary budget officer says government not muzzling him over carbon price data

Parliamentary budget officer says government not muzzling him over carbon price data

OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux told a House of Commons committee Monday that the federal Liberals are not muzzling him over economic data related to the impact of carbon pricing.
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Raven Fund Group's new fund set to fund Indigenous communities

Raven Fund Group's new fund set to fund Indigenous communities

Investments now come from $20.4M fund and go to help Indigenous communities with health and climate-change issues
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Energy stocks help nudge S&P/TSX composite higher as indexes ‘tread some water’

Energy stocks help nudge S&P/TSX composite higher as indexes ‘tread some water’

Energy equities nudged up Canada’s main stock index on Tuesday, balancing out a slight drop in the technology and industrial sectors. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 23.42 points at 21,611.30.
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