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Top business stories of the week (May 1-5)

Top business stories of the week (May 1-5)

From potential troubles in Hollywood North to some unexpected news in the job market – and more
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AI: Reducing lawyers’ workloads and costs with artificial intelligence technology

AI: Reducing lawyers’ workloads and costs with artificial intelligence technology

Automation, not advice, the current path forward for artificial intelligence in the legal sector
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Employment bounces back slightly as B.C. adds 2,100 jobs in April

Employment bounces back slightly as B.C. adds 2,100 jobs in April

Unemployment rate, meanwhile, jumps 0.5 percentage points.
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CPKC railway to trial hydrogen locomotives with Vancouver's Teck Resources

CPKC railway to trial hydrogen locomotives with Vancouver's Teck Resources

Agreement with CPKC to move coal from Elk Valley appears to overlap agreement with CN
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Technology, innovation rebuilding B.C.’s shipbuilding expertise and market opportunities

Technology, innovation rebuilding B.C.’s shipbuilding expertise and market opportunities

How local companies are tapping tech to build on the multibillion-dollar jumpstart from National Shipbuilding Strategy contracts
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Telus reports Q1 profit down from a year ago, raises quarterly dividend

Telus reports Q1 profit down from a year ago, raises quarterly dividend

Operating revenue and other income totalled $4.96B, up from $4.28B in the first three months of 2022
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Late legislature clerk’s donation of consulting fees to library less than promised

Late legislature clerk’s donation of consulting fees to library less than promised

George MacMinn promised to donate after-tax proceeds from a two-year, $500,000 consulting contract
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Northern B.C.’s economy is still strong despite forestry industry downturn

Northern B.C.’s economy is still strong despite forestry industry downturn

Mining and energy activity is supporting some northern towns that have otherwise been hammered by sawmill and pulp mill closures throughout the region
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Canada Revenue Agency, union reach tentative deal, ending strike of 35,000 workers

Canada Revenue Agency, union reach tentative deal, ending strike of 35,000 workers

CRA employees represented by PSAC's Union of Taxation Employees were still on strike two days after the federal tax-filing deadline
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TransLink braces for immigration influx pressure on Metro Vancouver transit, roads

TransLink braces for immigration influx pressure on Metro Vancouver transit, roads

'Recent immigrants and [non-permanent residents] such as students and temporary visa holders are more likely to rely on transit,' says TransLink planner
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