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Lower US job gain in August could aid Fed's inflation fight
September 02, 2022 - 10:20 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers added a healthy number of jobs last month, yet slowed their hiring enough to potentially help the Federal Reserve in its fight to reduce raging inflation.
CP Rail aims to restore service in B.C. next week after devastating mudslides
November 19, 2021 - 1:36 PM

CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it plans to restore service on washed-out tracks in southern British Columbia by midweek after torrential rain and mudslides ground train traffic to a standstill.
Judge to OK $58B plan to end PG&E bankruptcy after wildfires
June 19, 2020 - 4:14 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Friday said he was approving a $58 billion plan by the nation’s largest utility to end a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after Pacific Gas & Electric’s outdated equipment ignited wildfires in California that killed more than 100 people, wiped out entire towns and led the company to confess to crimes driven by its greed and neglect.
Utility bankruptcy could be costly to wildfire victims
January 29, 2019 - 4:50 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Faced with potentially ruinous lawsuits over California's recent wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in a move that could lead to higher bills for customers of the nation's biggest utility and reduce the size of any payouts to fire victims.
Judge proposes ordering PG&E to shut off power for wildfires
January 09, 2019 - 7:17 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - To prevent wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. should re-inspect its entire electric grid and cut off power during certain wind conditions regardless of the inconvenience to customers or loss of profit, a U.S. judge proposed Wednesday.
B.C. resource and tourism industries braced as wildfires rip through forests
August 17, 2018 - 4:12 PM

Tourists are still filling golf courses and shops in Kimberley, B.C., but the smoke-filled city's unique SunMine solar power project is operating at less than half of capacity as nearby forest fires continue to rage.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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Lower US job gain in August could aid Fed's inflation fight

CP Rail aims to restore service in B.C. next week after devastating mudslides

Judge to OK $58B plan to end PG&E bankruptcy after wildfires

Utility bankruptcy could be costly to wildfire victims

Judge proposes ordering PG&E to shut off power for wildfires

B.C. resource and tourism industries braced as wildfires rip through forests

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