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Kamloops research project focuses on sexual harassment in the restaurant industry

Kamloops research project focuses on sexual harassment in the restaurant industry

Initial trends indicate sexual harassment 'very widespread'
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Rob Shaw: Odds stacked against BC NDP’s restricted public drug-use legislation

Rob Shaw: Odds stacked against BC NDP’s restricted public drug-use legislation

Experts, advocates at loggerheads with province as constitutionality of legislation awaits the courts
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B.C. worker caught in 'spinning cutterheads' leads to $85K penalty

B.C. worker caught in 'spinning cutterheads' leads to $85K penalty

The incident occurred when a worker tried to clear jammed wood shavings from a machine without adequate safeguards in place, says WorkSafeBC.
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Les Leyne: No crystal ball needed to predict 2024 will be a year of electioneering in B.C.

Les Leyne: No crystal ball needed to predict 2024 will be a year of electioneering in B.C.

Everything for the next 10 months will be aimed at getting your vote
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: What we can expect in 2024

Adrian Raeside cartoon: What we can expect in 2024

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30 months' jail for severe beating of elderly B.C. man

30 months' jail for severe beating of elderly B.C. man

The victim was left homeless when police took the RV, in which assault happened, as evidence.
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BC Hydro fined $710K for repeated 'high-risk' safety violations at Site C dam

BC Hydro fined $710K for repeated 'high-risk' safety violations at Site C dam

WorkSafeBC found BC Hydro "failed to establish and maintain a system of regulatory compliance, a high-risk violation."
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B.C. charity handed $64K penalty after worker killed in fall

B.C. charity handed $64K penalty after worker killed in fall

Satnam Education Society of British Columbia has appealed the penalty on grounds it shouldn't be responsible for a subcontractor's work.
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B.C. heli-ski company fined $84,000 in avalanche incident that injured one, killed two

B.C. heli-ski company fined $84,000 in avalanche incident that injured one, killed two

The penalty to Canadian Mountain Holidays GP Inc. came after it disturbed the scene of the incident and failed to report the injury to WorkSafeBC.
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B.C. government handed $710K penalty for 'unsafe' wildfire workers

B.C. government handed $710K penalty for 'unsafe' wildfire workers

The B.C. Ministry of Forests said it is appealing what it described as an "arbitrary and disproportionately high" penalty.
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