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B.C. port union to brief workers on new collective deal ahead of crucial vote

B.C. port union to brief workers on new collective deal ahead of crucial vote

VANCOUVER — Longshore union negotiators will brief workers about a new tentative collective agreement with employers, ahead of a two-day vote on whether to approve the deal that could finally bring an end to British Columbia's long-running port dispu
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Poilievre says Canada's immigration system is broken, sidesteps target cut questions

Poilievre says Canada's immigration system is broken, sidesteps target cut questions

OTTAWA — Canada's immigration system is broken, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre charged Tuesday, as he sidestepped questions about whether he would change current targets.
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B.C. port union to brief workers on new collective deal ahead of crucial vote

B.C. port union to brief workers on new collective deal ahead of crucial vote

Labour observers are urging caution ahead of the vote, saying there's a history of union members rejecting deals struck at the negotiating table.
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Burnaby strata ordered to pay $5K for ignoring owner’s right to storage room

Burnaby strata ordered to pay $5K for ignoring owner’s right to storage room

The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered the Ingleton Place strata on Hastings Street to pay Trinden Enterprises Ltd. $5,000 for renting out a storage room to Telus that Trinden should have had exclusive use of.
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B.C. business travel returning but below pre-pandemic level

B.C. business travel returning but below pre-pandemic level

Fear of missing out prompts some to go to gatherings.
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National Bank to buy the Canadian branch of SVB's commercial loan portfolio

National Bank to buy the Canadian branch of SVB's commercial loan portfolio

MONTREAL — National Bank of Canada says it will acquire the Canadian branch of Silicon Valley Bank's commercial loan portfolio.
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B.C. application fee for permanent residency hopefuls increases Aug. 1

B.C. application fee for permanent residency hopefuls increases Aug. 1

Applicants under the Provincial Nominee Program will have to pay $1,475 effective today, despite rising demand for skilled immigrants
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Capstan developer fights back against $3.7M claim in B.C. Supreme Court

Capstan developer fights back against $3.7M claim in B.C. Supreme Court

A judge noted work done was one-tenth of what subcontractors were claiming they were owed.
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Brian Sauvé: Surrey's twisty, political police transition needs swift clarity

Brian Sauvé: Surrey's twisty, political police transition needs swift clarity

The head of the National Police Federation says Surrey should not restaff at the expense of RCMP
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B.C. judge tosses challenge to foreign buyers tax

B.C. judge tosses challenge to foreign buyers tax

Iranian asylum seeker from 1995 never became a permanent resident and when he bought a $6.6-million home in the British Properties he was dinged $1.32 million for the foreign buyers tax.
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