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Will out-of-work Canadians want labour-intensive farm jobs?

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada want to see farmers hire unemployed Canadians to fill jobs that migrant workers usually take. But the reality is that most Canadians don’t want to work in orchards, says the BC Fruit Growers' Association.

Coronavirus in Canada

Carl Meyer

April 15th 2020

NDP MPs call for rent relief for small businesses

Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns and New Westminster-Burnaby MP Peter Julian have written a letter to Ottawa asking for “rent abatement programs” for small businesses. “It is not enough to appeal to the good-will of landlords to do the right thing," they wrote.

Coronavirus in Canada

Carl Meyer

April 13th 2020

BC Hydro suspends Site C shuttle, six people in isolation at work camp

The decision by the provincial utility comes as a prominent First Nations leader said Friday that she still has concerns about work camps for resource projects continuing to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus in Canada

Carl Meyer

April 3rd 2020

B.C. newspaper industry suffers another blow

The Vancouver Courier, a well-known newspaper now published by Glacier Media Group and founded in 1908, is “suspending publication until further notice,” according to a statement published on its website.

Coronavirus in Canada

Carl Meyer

April 2nd 2020

Election results show time is ripe to push Liberals on climate

Even though Parliament won’t look much different, some experts say Justin Trudeau’s bruised minority government has given other parties leverage to push for more ambitious climate action.

Election 2021

John Woodside