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B.C. Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, gives job to controversial member

B.C. Conservative leader names shadow cabinet, gives job to controversial member

VICTORIA — B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic's position to MLA Brent Chapman, who faced calls to step down during the campaign over controversial social media remarks.
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Eby's NDP cabinet 'bloated, expensive,' says B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad

Eby's NDP cabinet 'bloated, expensive,' says B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad

VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby's new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty program that rewards NDP caucus.
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Emergency alert test comes as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds

Emergency alert test comes as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds

A test for Canada's emergency alert system took place Wednesday just as British Columbia was cleaning up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" weather system that cut power and battered parts of the coast with hurricane-force winds.
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After denying links, Canadian forestry giant owner openly seeks control over Asian conglomerate

After denying links, Canadian forestry giant owner openly seeks control over Asian conglomerate

Jackson Wijaya aims to consolidate control over Domtar (formally Paper Excellence) and Asia Pulp & Paper, after both companies spent years denying they were linked.
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Metro Vancouver 'living wage' spikes past $27/hour as rent costs threaten families: report

Metro Vancouver 'living wage' spikes past $27/hour as rent costs threaten families: report

Governments need to keep pace with income-tested transfers for families as so-called 'living wage' in Metro Vancouver crests above $27/hour in 2024.
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Bleak finances put B.C.'s economic future at risk, business council warns

Bleak finances put B.C.'s economic future at risk, business council warns

A large projected deficit and doubled capital expenditures in the last two years have increased the provincial debt to $63B, says report.
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Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'

Sheung-King wins Writers' Trust fiction prize for 'Batshit Seven'

TORONTO — Sheung-King and Martha Baillie were among the big winners at the Writers' Trust Awards ceremony Tuesday that saw many take the podium with emotional pleas to protect LGBTQ rights and end the war in Gaza.
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Audit shows just one in three Canadian fisheries is healthy

Audit shows just one in three Canadian fisheries is healthy

If Canada accelerated efforts, it could have recovery plans in place for the most vulnerable stocks by 2025.
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Opinion: How a failure to support youth who were once in care may be fuelling unemployment

Opinion: How a failure to support youth who were once in care may be fuelling unemployment

Former youth in care deserve equitable educational opportunities. Better longitudinal data is needed around how youth and adults successfully transition to and complete post-secondary education.
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Dwindling sea ice, warming oceans fuelled Canada's 2023 wildfires, finds study

Dwindling sea ice, warming oceans fuelled Canada's 2023 wildfires, finds study

A new study finds 2023 fire conditions may have been made worse by a lack of sea ice and warm oceans on the other side of the planet.
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