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B.C. small businesses cooling on youth hiring, says CFIB report

Economy Emily Joveski -
B.C. small businesses say rising costs and economic uncertainty are making them reluctant to hire young workers ahead of the summer job season, according to a new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

B.C. businesses raise concerns over reconciliation law

Business Emily Joveski -
A British Columbia business group said Wednesday that nearly all members surveyed are concerned about the impact of the province’s Indigenous reconciliation law on investment and hiring.

B.C. union calls for more work-from-home flexibility as fuel prices rise

Business
One of British Columbia’s largest public-sector unions is calling on the province to allow more remote work as fuel prices remain high.

B.C. launches up to $40 million investment fund with UBC

Business
British Columbia is launching a new $40 million venture fund with the University of British Columbia to help turn campus research into high-growth companies.

‘The outlook remains negative’: B.C.’s credit rating downgraded by international agency

Business
Moody’s Ratings has again downgraded British Columbia’s credit rating, citing the province’s growing operating and capital spending, large structural deficits and rising debt.

Eby pushes back on Ottawa’s temporary foreign worker expansion

Business
Premier David Eby says British Columbia will not seek to join Ottawa’s expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, arguing it fails to address long-term labour needs.
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Poll finds majority of Canadians support permanent daylight saving time

Business
More than half of Canadians support adopting permanent daylight saving time, according to a new Angus Reid Institute poll released as British Columbia moves toward making the change.

B.C. lost more than 20,000 jobs in February, says StatCan report

Economy
British Columbia lost 20,200 jobs in February, a drop of 0.7 per cent, while the province’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.1 per cent, Statistics Canada said.

Some Taylor Swift Vancouver concertgoers may get refunds after StubHub agreement

Business
Some Taylor Swift fans who attended the Eras Tour in Vancouver may be eligible for refunds after StubHub Canada reached an agreement with Consumer Protection B.C. over ticket disclosure.

Canada Post, postal workers reach agreement to end strike action

Business
After more than two years of negotiations, both Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have reached agreements in principle covering the union’s urban and rural bargaining units.
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Canada Post to resume limited service as CUPW shifts to rotating strikes Oct. 11

Business
Canada Post says it will begin restarting mail operations this weekend as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers shifts from a national walkout to rotating strikes.

CUPW slams Canada Post’s latest contract offers as ‘new lows’ in strike standoff

Business
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Canada Post’s latest contract proposals represent a major step backward.
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