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Info commissioner's investigation highlights BC gov't high-level record-keeping gaps.
Mar 052013
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Feb 112013
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Company's plea to end dispute over foreign workers called 'nonsense' by labour spokesman…
Jan 172013
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Dehau Mines linked to Shandong energy group, whose subsidiaries had five disasters killing nearly 200 workers: union….
Nov 222012
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…Time and again Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has used diplomatic trips to support controversial mining projects. Canada-based Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s largest gold producer, gained important support for its Pascua Lama operations, which spurred large-scale protests, during his July 2007 trip to Chile. The prime minister visited the company's Chilean office and said: "Barrick follows Canadian standards of corporate social responsibility." He was greeted with signs from mine opponents stating, "Harper go home" and "Canada: What's HARPERing here?"…
Oct 122012
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Who needs democracy? Secret treaty is a massive giveaway of Canadian resources and rights with no vote in Parliament…
Sep 242012
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"Newsflash: all the hip mamas have midwives," the New York Times' Fashion & Style section proclaimed earlier this summer. According to the "paper of record," NY baby whisperers are no longer only associated with those leading freaky, hippy back-to-the-land lifestyles.
In Vancouver, it's no different: like all things local, organic and au naturel, midwives are now being embraced by a new generation of parents.
Sep 122012
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Don't try to tell Norwegians not to worry about Dutch Disease. Pizzas cost $50. Latest in a series.