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Trucking firm involved in multiple BC overpass strikes loses licence to operate
February 16, 2024 - 3:30 PM
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VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has cancelled the operating licence of the trucking company involved in six highway overpass strikes since 2021, but the firm says it plans to challenge the province's decision.
Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest highway overpass strike
December 30, 2023 - 10:30 AM

SURREY, B.C. - A Metro Vancouver truckers' group said the recent rash of trucks with high loads smashing into highway overpasses cannot be stemmed by tougher punishments alone.
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal in price-fixing lawsuit against Air Canada
October 26, 2018 - 6:00 AM

The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for a broader class-action lawsuit against Air Canada and British Airways by refusing to hear an appeal requested by Canada’s largest airline in a decade-long price-fixing case.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Trucking firm involved in multiple BC overpass strikes loses licence to operate

Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest highway overpass strike

Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal in price-fixing lawsuit against Air Canada

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