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Considering layoffs to balance the books? Try these alternatives first

Considering layoffs to balance the books? Try these alternatives first

If you think you need to lay off your employees, think again – you may have better options
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New vehicle sales jump in B.C., Canada in March as prices fall

New vehicle sales jump in B.C., Canada in March as prices fall

New truck sales continue to dominate, compared with new car sales
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LifeLabs class action payments start flowing to more than 900,000 claimants

LifeLabs class action payments start flowing to more than 900,000 claimants

TORONTO — Canadians who applied to be part of a class action lawsuit against LifeLabs Inc. are now receiving cheques and e-transfers.
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Ombudsman warns mass disturbances possible at prisons as assaults on prison staff and inmates surge

Ombudsman warns mass disturbances possible at prisons as assaults on prison staff and inmates surge

Physical assaults on staff are up 189% since 2014-15 and inmate-on-inmate attacks have surged 132%, data shows.
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DRIPA may face first legal test over boat docks

DRIPA may face first legal test over boat docks

Pender Harbour residents association plans to sue over co-management agreement
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Opinion: Food inflation is changing consumer habits—could it change votes?

Opinion: Food inflation is changing consumer habits—could it change votes?

Shifting diets and budget shopping strategies the new norm as Canadians cope with high food prices
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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 1.1% in March

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 1.1% in March

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain, fell 1.1 per cent to $81.4 billion in March.
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Vaccine mandates for health-care workers reasonable and constitutional, B.C. judge rules

Vaccine mandates for health-care workers reasonable and constitutional, B.C. judge rules

Religious and personal beliefs about vaccines do not entitle you to work in a health-care setting with vulnerable patients whilst unvaccinated, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.
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B.C. retailers up cybersecurity defences to avoid attacks

B.C. retailers up cybersecurity defences to avoid attacks

Recent disruptive cyberattack on London Drugs is a warning for executives in the sector.
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Ottawa should address AI's impact on workers' rights, privacy: parliamentary report

Ottawa should address AI's impact on workers' rights, privacy: parliamentary report

OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence will have an impact on the Canadian labour force, a parliamentary committee recently heard, and MPs are suggesting ways the federal government can better prepare.
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