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B.C. restaurants defying health orders called out for being 'selfish' and 'irresponsible'
April 04, 2021 - 4:44 PM

B.C. restaurant owners that decided to defy Public Health Orders and allow indoor dining are being called out for "arrogant and irresponsible" behaviour.

"As an industry, we need to stand together. There is no place for this type of complete disregard for public safety and the rule of law," Ian Tostenson President and CEO of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association in a statement.
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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

Advocacy group calls on Vancouver to 'embrace' cannabis tourism after 4-20 'debacle'
VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." The BC Craft Farmers Co-Op

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Two charged in alleged Kamloops assault and unlawful confinement
One of two people arrested in what police said was a "report involving weapons" has been released on bail.
April 23, 2024 7:00 PM
Lawyers in Facebook class action get millions, users get dozens
Meta, the company behind Facebook, announced in February it would settle a class action lawsuit for $51 million but
April 23, 2024 6:00 PM
B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
VICTORIA - British Columbia has placed its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement wit
April 23, 2024 4:30 PM
BC Conservatives hold upper hand against BC United: poll
A survey shows the BC NDP winning the 2024 provincial election while the BC Conservatives sit in a comfortable secon
April 23, 2024 3:33 PM
The Latest | Tent compound rises in southern Gaza as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive
Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis i
April 23, 2024 3:08 PM

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