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Data points: The number of B.C. EI recipients remained low in March

Data points: The number of B.C. EI recipients remained low in March

B.C.’s labour market saw little change in March, writes economist Bryan Yu
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Canadian workforce seeing more women narrowing pay gap

Canadian workforce seeing more women narrowing pay gap

Canadian jobs and the workers who undertake those jobs have a wide range of differences, new Statistics Canada data shows.
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Who’s Suing Whom: June 14, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: June 14, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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Vancouver ranks 29th of 97 global cities for millionaires

Vancouver ranks 29th of 97 global cities for millionaires

City has climbed up Henley Private Wealth's list from No. 36 last year
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Kirk LaPointe: We need more than higher rates to correct our imbalanced economy

Kirk LaPointe: We need more than higher rates to correct our imbalanced economy

If it took overly long to get on with the rate escalation, writes Kirk LaPointe, it is also going to take overly long to see those rates decline
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David Williams: How long can our governments ignore our declining living standards?

David Williams: How long can our governments ignore our declining living standards?

Incomes are slipping and stagnating, our politicians need to face the facts
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Almost a quarter of Canada’s GDP exposed to climate risk: study

Almost a quarter of Canada’s GDP exposed to climate risk: study

'Canadian banks are deeply involved in lending to carbon-intensive clients and have increased lending to those companies by billions of dollars.'
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Subject of disinformation campaign skeptical about chance of foreign interference inquiry

Subject of disinformation campaign skeptical about chance of foreign interference inquiry

Kenny Chiu, the Steveston-Richmond East MP from 2019 to 2021, isn't expecting Ottawa will hold a public inquiry on the issue
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Employer-employee disconnect frustrates job market conditions, survey finds

Employer-employee disconnect frustrates job market conditions, survey finds

The Addressing the Labour Market Gap survey collected responses from employers and employees in B.C.
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How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy

How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy

OTTAWA — Rapid population growth is challenging economists' understanding of the economy as they monitor how businesses and consumers are responding to high interest rates.
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