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    A deadly wake-up call

    In aftermath of a landslide that killed five, experts say government must act now to avoid more “preventable” deaths Second of Two Parts (read the…

  • BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office

    Download 1.39 MB12 pages In this issue: The Numbers Game: What happened to those 114,000 new affordable homes in BC BC needs a public intercity transportation service…

  • More potentially fatal landslides and severe flooding ahead unless BC government enacts major reforms, experts warn

    VANCOUVER — Several engineers and geoscientists say some of the worst flooding and landslides in BC last November were in valleys with land disturbances related…

  • A bumpy ride

    As the Canadian labour market approached the end of 2021, it was in much better shape than it had been at the beginning of the…

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    Women’s wages aren’t keeping up with inflation: new labour market analysis

    Report shows bumpy pandemic recovery has been as unequal as the initial downturn CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Women’s wages are not keeping…

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