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Nexus trusted-traveller program to fully resume by April 24 after yearlong standoff

Nexus trusted-traveller program to fully resume by April 24 after yearlong standoff

The federal government says the Nexus trusted-traveller program will fully ramp back up within five weeks, allowing frequent border crossers to complete their applications and speed up their trips.
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Lawsuit of the Week: Ballet BC sues insurer over cancelled performances during COVID-19

Lawsuit of the Week: Ballet BC sues insurer over cancelled performances during COVID-19

The society claims insurer must cover losses resulting from cancellations
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Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

The B.C. government has embarked on an unprecedented spending spree over the past four months, shovelling billions of dollars of an unexpectedly large budget surplus out the door to community groups, transit organizations and municipalities.
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In the Courts: City of Vancouver can't bypass certain sick-leave obligations for firefighters

In the Courts: City of Vancouver can't bypass certain sick-leave obligations for firefighters

City will now have to cover additional sick leave for firefighters, says arbitrator
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How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?

How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?

Nick Ngo still vividly remembers the spring of 2020, and the sudden wave of new shops making the same acrylic barriers as his business. "During that time, companies would pop up.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Nordstrom sales A court hearing is expected to be held on Monday for Nordstrom Canada to seek approval of a liquidation sale as it prepares to shutter its 13 locati
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Who’s Suing Whom: March 20, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: March 20, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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Chinese diplomat named in CSIS reports should have been expelled, says former mayor

Chinese diplomat named in CSIS reports should have been expelled, says former mayor

Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wonders why the federal government did not order China’s consul general in Vancouver to leave the country. Tong Xiaoling figures heavily in Canadian spy agency reports leaked to The Globe and Mail .
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Cost to keep the RCMP in Surrey includes $10,000-a-month lobbying contract

Cost to keep the RCMP in Surrey includes $10,000-a-month lobbying contract

Surrey city hall is paying Mark Marissen of Burrard Strategy Inc. $10,000 per month to lobby the province on the issue of policing
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In the Courts: Why Adastra’s cocaine claims are no laughing matter to B.C. investor

In the Courts: Why Adastra’s cocaine claims are no laughing matter to B.C. investor

While comedy thriller Cocaine Bear has been cleaning up at the box office in recent weeks, one B.C. man is finding nothing funny about the share prices of a recent investment. Langley-based cannabis production company in Adastra Holdings Ltd.
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