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Minimum wage to hire higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase

Minimum wage to hire higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase

As with previous changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program, the government’s goal is to encourage employers to hire more Canadian workers.
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B.C. election recounts triggered in two ridings, delaying result for a week

B.C. election recounts triggered in two ridings, delaying result for a week

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's redrawn political landscape won't be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner.
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Rob Shaw: David Eby lost this election, even though the BC NDP won

Rob Shaw: David Eby lost this election, even though the BC NDP won

Voters were clear in their mandate for change, denying the BC NDP another majority
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Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

Les Leyne: A dead-heat election for B.C. thanks to Conservative surge

The Conservative Party of B.C.’s stunning surge culminated in a dead-heat election that on Saturday night left them just short of the 47-seat majority.
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Here's what the party leaders said after British Columbia's tight election

Here's what the party leaders said after British Columbia's tight election

The outcome of British Columbia's election was unclear after a close race between the NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with the Greens poised to play a role in a potential minority government.
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No clear winner in B.C. election, Conservative leader says province 'changed forever'

No clear winner in B.C. election, Conservative leader says province 'changed forever'

VANCOUVER — There was no clear winner in Saturday's British Columbia election, but the leader of the B.C. Conservatives says the province's political landscape has "changed forever," after his party pushed the incumbent New Democrats to the brink.
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Here's the latest on British Columbia's wet and wild election

Here's the latest on British Columbia's wet and wild election

British Columbians went to the polls on Saturday, with election day marked by torrential rain and high winds across much of the province. Here's the latest on the narrow race between the New Democrats, led by David Eby, and John Rustad's B.C.
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B.C. business owners wary of 'uncertain' minority government

B.C. business owners wary of 'uncertain' minority government

Business loves certainty and the only certainty in a minority legislature is uncertainty. That is not good, according to business leaders
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau loses seat after changing ridings

VICTORIA — Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau has lost her seat in the legislature after changing ridings to Victoria-Beacon Hill. Furstenau lost to Grace Lore, the minister of children and family development in the previous NDP government.
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby wins his riding of Vancouver Point-Grey

CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP Leader David Eby wins his riding of Vancouver Point-Grey

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier and NDP Leader David Eby has won re-election in the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey. Eby was first elected to the riding in 2013, when he defeated then-premier and former B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark.
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