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Care homes say agencies lure away nurses with higher pay

Care homes say agencies lure away nurses with higher pay

“Workers will leave their employer and work for several care homes on an ad hoc basis, or a care home will be forced to hire that same worker back at a much-higher rate”
Rob Shaw: Attorney general Niki Sharma earns the ear of tech on non-consensual online images

Rob Shaw: Attorney general Niki Sharma earns the ear of tech on non-consensual online images

Major industry players responding positively so far to the province's new law
Mining and conservation can go hand in hand, environment ministers say

Mining and conservation can go hand in hand, environment ministers say

“Climate change response requires us to be able to effectively and sustainably have a mining industry in Canada to secure those minerals that go to the solutions we require,” said Nathan Cullen.
B.C. forestry company said it had links to Asian conglomerate until 2015

B.C. forestry company said it had links to Asian conglomerate until 2015

Canada's largest forestry company denies current links with global giant Asia Pulp and Paper.
Canada Border Services Agency wins media Code of Silence Award

Canada Border Services Agency wins media Code of Silence Award

The award is being bestowed on the CBSA for the ArriveCAN app, and the costs associated with its rollout.
Editorial: Please care, Squamish

Editorial: Please care, Squamish

Because if you care, you will ask questions of the media, each other, yourselves, our community leaders, law enforcement and governments.
Five crushing years after her daughter’s death, Squamish mom still fighting for secure care

Five crushing years after her daughter’s death, Squamish mom still fighting for secure care

Brenda Doherty’s 15-year-old daughter Steffanie Georgina-Anne Lawrence died from a fentanyl overdose in 2018; current government supports voluntary care instead.
Toothpaste theft gummed up thanks to police

Toothpaste theft gummed up thanks to police

A man tried to make a clean getaway from a Superstore emergency exit, but North Vancouver RCMP happened to be nearby
B.C. teachers reporting more stress as staff shortages take toll on education

B.C. teachers reporting more stress as staff shortages take toll on education

More teachers in B.C. are reporting higher stress levels and this may exacerbate an existing teacher shortage should they look to exit the profession, the BC Teachers' Federation reports.
Runaway Blue Bus crashes into yard in Horseshoe Bay

Runaway Blue Bus crashes into yard in Horseshoe Bay

The bus started rolling downhill while its driver was checking doors, tossing him from the moving vehicle
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