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WestJet travel credits are not gift cards, rules B.C. court

WestJet travel credits are not gift cards, rules B.C. court

WestJet credits for cancelled flights, lost luggage and other issues aren't like prepaid gift cards and can expire, states a recent ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal.
B.C. strata must pay owner almost $16,000 in sewage-backup dispute

B.C. strata must pay owner almost $16,000 in sewage-backup dispute

A B.C. condo owner isn't responsible for an overflow through his sink and the costs his strata corporation tried to pin on him, B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled.
How oil and gas prices are fuelling global inflation

How oil and gas prices are fuelling global inflation

Higher fossil fuel costs have many direct and indirect effects on the cost of living
B.C. strata owner ordered to pay $50 fine after paper found in glass recycling bin

B.C. strata owner ordered to pay $50 fine after paper found in glass recycling bin

B.C.'s Civil resolution Tribunal has upheld a $50 strata fine, concluding it was more than likely that a strata unit occupant put paper in a glass recycling bin.
Man in his 60s facing trial for racist graffiti in Richmond

Man in his 60s facing trial for racist graffiti in Richmond

Chao Wang is alleged to have sprayed messages of hate in Cantonese onto a poster of a Black model
Window washer saves struggling seagull from Metro Vancouver balcony

Window washer saves struggling seagull from Metro Vancouver balcony

Burnaby rescue organization says it receives calls daily about birds being trapped behind glass.
B.C. bartender has 25 drinks, gets head injury, sues bars

B.C. bartender has 25 drinks, gets head injury, sues bars

A bartender is suing various Vancouver pubs for allegedly over-serving him after he consumed 25 drinks, fell and sustained a head injury in 2016.
Squamish named the fastest-growing dog-friendly city

Squamish named the fastest-growing dog-friendly city

Online marketplace Rover ranked the Canadian cities with an increasing number of dogs.
Food inflation jumps to highest level in nearly 13 years

Food inflation jumps to highest level in nearly 13 years

Pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions are prime drivers of the increase
Past holds lessons in living with long-haul economic disruption

Past holds lessons in living with long-haul economic disruption

The 1970s and 1980s have much to teach us about tackling inflation now