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Lululemon may move head office out of Vancouver

Lululemon may move head office out of Vancouver

OTTAWA — One of Vancouver’s most successful companies says it might be forced to move its 1,200-employee head office outside the country because of problems with the federal government’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Trial begins for four accused of smuggling 492 Tamils to B.C.

Trial begins for four accused of smuggling 492 Tamils to B.C.

More than six years after a rickety vessel with nearly 500 Sri Lankan Tamils aboard arrived off the coast of Vancouver Island, four men charged with human smuggling saw their trial open Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
New B.C. lottery: Could you scrape by on $1,000 a day?

New B.C. lottery: Could you scrape by on $1,000 a day?

What would you do with an income of $1,000 every day, weekends and holidays included, for the rest of your life? That’s the prize being offered by the B.C. Lottery Corp.
Steve Nash sues ex-partners over B.C. fitness clubs

Steve Nash sues ex-partners over B.C. fitness clubs

A company being sued by Steve Nash says they have the right to use the former NBA star’s name in the operation of 21 fitness facilities around B.C.
Third storm fizzles on B.C.’s south coast

Third storm fizzles on B.C.’s south coast

“Where’s the storm?” was the question on many people’s lips as the third in a series of three tempests — a remnant of a powerful typhoon — to hit the B.C. South Coast failed to live up to its hype.
B.C.’s welfare food challenge: Eat for a week on $18

B.C.’s welfare food challenge: Eat for a week on $18

The annual Welfare Food Challenge kicked off Sunday. More than 100 participants from across B.C. have signed up to try to eat on a total of $18 for the week. Vancouver city Coun.
Bets in B.C. chart course of U.S. presidential race

Bets in B.C. chart course of U.S. presidential race

Anyone in B.C. still think Donald Trump has a shot at winning this thing? You could put your money where your mouth is. The B.C. Lottery Corporation has been offering various bets relating to the Nov. 8 U.S.
Mothers who lost kids to drug overdose meet to address ‘public-death crisis’

Mothers who lost kids to drug overdose meet to address ‘public-death crisis’

A group of Canadian families devastated by the overdose deaths of loved ones has met for the first time to share their stories and plans for action.
UBC marine lab faces the axe as U.S. funding of sea lion study dries up

UBC marine lab faces the axe as U.S. funding of sea lion study dries up

A unique, long-term study involving Steller sea lions in Burrard Inlet faces being scrapped after the U.S. government stopped funding the project. The University of B.C.
Lumber towns face U.S. trade assault

Lumber towns face U.S. trade assault

B.C. is bracing for pain as the U.S. lumber industry stands poised to launch a punitive softwood lumber trade battle as early as today. That’s when a one-year “standstill” agreement tacked onto the 2006 Canada-U.S.