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Don't blame corporate markups for inflation: Bank of Canada

Don't blame corporate markups for inflation: Bank of Canada

Central bank research shows markups falling as inflation increased
Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources minister says

Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources minister says

Canada's natural resources minister says the plan is on track and even exceeding its targets.
Capilano University support staff ratify employment deal

Capilano University support staff ratify employment deal

Both parties accepted a mediator’s recommendations around the disputed return-to-work protocol
B.C. clear-cut logging makes 100-year flood 10 times more likely, study finds

B.C. clear-cut logging makes 100-year flood 10 times more likely, study finds

A new study found B.C. clear-cut logging was linked to up to an 84% spike in flood size. The bigger the flood, the more likely it will come back with more frequency, raising concerns over the ability of dikes to hold back floodwaters.
'It's heavy' B.C. wildfire crews working through grief this season

'It's heavy' B.C. wildfire crews working through grief this season

The BC Wildfire Service has lost two members this fire season.
Pacific Junior Hockey League to expand to the Sunshine Coast

Pacific Junior Hockey League to expand to the Sunshine Coast

The yet-to-be-named team will hit the ice in September 2024.
Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separating after 18 years of marriage

Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separating after 18 years of marriage

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage.
Passengers travelling on BC Ferries' Langdale route 'least satisfied': Report

Passengers travelling on BC Ferries' Langdale route 'least satisfied': Report

The Customer Satisfaction section of BCF's annual report on operations to March 31, 2023 opens with a page entitled “Highlights”, which displays downward arrows and rating declines between 2021 and 2022 for all measures.
B.C.'s health-care system no stranger to cyberattacks that threaten data

B.C.'s health-care system no stranger to cyberattacks that threaten data

An active police investigation is underway and it's unclear what may have been taken from Health Employers Association of B.C. databases.
50 common weather terms, explained

50 common weather terms, explained

Global-warming deniers often cite anomalies like warm spells in the winter as evidence backing their point of view, when they are referencing the weather, not the climate.