More tourism-reliant Kelowna business operators call for short-term rental changes – Okanagan more-tourism-reliant-kelowna-business-operators-call-for-short-term-rental-changes-okanagan #tourismreliant #Kelowna #business #operators #call #shortterm #rental #Okanagan, When the owners of The Mission Creamery in Kelowna, B.C., decided to launch an ice cream business, the location they chose was a strategic one. “We knew we wanted to be a big part […]
‘Why am I paid less?’ Fresh grad turns to the internet after discovering pay gap why-am-i-paid-less-fresh-grad-turns-to-the-internet-after-discovering-pay-gap #paid #Fresh #grad #turns #internet #discovering #pay #gap, SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate recently turned to social media for advice after discovering that a colleague who joined the workforce just two months earlier was earning S$400 more than him. Frustrated, […]
Parti Liyani: ‘5 years later… what has changed?’ — HOME reminds that ‘theft accusations against domestic helpers are still weaponised by employers’ parti-liyani-5-years-later-what-has-changed-home-reminds-that-theft-accusations-against-domestic-helpers-are-still-weaponised-by-employers #Parti #Liyani #years #changed #HOME #reminds #theft #accusations #domestic #helpers #weaponised #employers, SINGAPORE: Exactly five years ago, the Singapore High Court overturned a domestic worker’s conviction and reignited a national conversation on […]
Taxpayers bought 550 McDonalds burgers for catered City of Richmond holiday party – BC taxpayers-bought-550-mcdonalds-burgers-for-catered-city-of-richmond-holiday-party-bc #Taxpayers #bought #McDonalds #burgers #catered #City #Richmond #holiday #party, Last week, Global News reported how a Richmond city holiday staff party in December cost taxpayers $119,000 dollars. In addition to buying alcohol, taxpayers spent $80,000 on catering. Now, further review […]
Concerns raised over alleged cuts to North Coast salmon monitoring concerns-raised-over-alleged-cuts-to-north-coast-salmon-monitoring #Concerns #raised #alleged #cuts #North #Coast #salmon #monitoring, British Columbia conservation groups are sounding the alarm about a cut to a government program they say poses a serious threat to fish stocks. The program involves crucial salmon monitoring at the peak of spawning season. […]
Wait times at ‘bloated and Byzantine’ CRA frustrates Canadians, B.C. MP says wait-times-at-bloated-and-byzantine-cra-frustrates-canadians-b-c-mp-says #Wait #times #bloated #Byzantine #CRA #frustrates #Canadians #B.C, There is growing frustration among Canadians about service delays when calling the Canada Revenue Agency. The minister responsible for the CRA has now given the organization 100 days to come up with a plan […]
Calgary mayoral hopefuls pitch promises as campaign heats up – Calgary calgary-mayoral-hopefuls-pitch-promises-as-campaign-heats-up-calgary #Calgary #mayoral #hopefuls #pitch #promises #campaign #heats #Calgary, The race to be Calgary’s next mayor is heating up with several announcements across the city on Thursday, including the launch of incumbent Jyoti Gondek’s re-election bid. Gondek opened her campaign with a promise to […]
Wildfire smoke appearing in late-summer Calgary encore – Calgary wildfire-smoke-appearing-in-late-summer-calgary-encore-calgary #Wildfire #smoke #appearing #latesummer #Calgary #encore #Calgary, Calgarians were blessed with a balmy, sunshine-filled final long weekend of summer on Labour Day. But just as the weekend was coming to a close Monday night, one of the more unwelcome parts of the summertime experience came […]
BC Wildfire Service aircraft hit by illegal drone in restricted airspace bc-wildfire-service-aircraft-hit-by-illegal-drone-in-restricted-airspace #Wildfire #Service #aircraft #hit #illegal #drone #restricted #airspace, The BC Wildfire Service says one of its firefighting aircraft has been struck by a civilian drone that was being illegally flown in restricted airspace. It says the incident involved a bird dog plane that […]
Sask. RCMP release ‘Queen of Canada’ suspects arrested at conspiracy compound, rearrest 2 sask-rcmp-release-queen-of-canada-suspects-arrested-at-conspiracy-compound-rearrest-2 #Sask #RCMP #release #Queen #Canada #suspects #arrested #conspiracy #compound #rearrest, By Jeremy Simes The Canadian Press Posted September 4, 2025 6:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP have released 16 people but rearrested two […]