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Advisory panel calls for Liberals’ online hate law to cover Airbnb, video games

Advisory panel calls for Liberals’ online hate law to cover Airbnb, video games

Some suggest bringing private online conversations ‘under the scope of the legislative framework’
Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks

Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks

On Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Donald Trump , who was booted in January 2021 for inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol, should he succeed in acquiring the social platform for $44 billion.
Businesses call on WorkSafeBC to rebate $2.9 billion in surplus funds

Businesses call on WorkSafeBC to rebate $2.9 billion in surplus funds

B.C. is one of three provinces that does not have a rebate policy
B.C. First Nation opens province’s first farm-to-gate cannabis operation

B.C. First Nation opens province’s first farm-to-gate cannabis operation

Sugar Cane Cannabis in Williams Lake also first such operation on First Nations land in Canada
Rogers, Shaw vow to fight competition commissioner’s effort to block merger

Rogers, Shaw vow to fight competition commissioner’s effort to block merger

Both companies say they plan to press ahead with the deal
Canadian authors, booksellers say COVID-19 has both helped and hurt their industry

Canadian authors, booksellers say COVID-19 has both helped and hurt their industry

Book sales are up compared to pre-pandemic levels, but supply chain woes loom large
Enbridge reports $1.93B first-quarter profit as energy demand and prices grow

Enbridge reports $1.93B first-quarter profit as energy demand and prices grow

Revenues increased 24 per cent to $15.1 billion from $12.1 billion a year earlier
Opposition probes rising costs, union raids for B.C. construction

Opposition probes rising costs, union raids for B.C. construction

NDP restricts public works to selected building trades unions
April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan

April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan

Rate fell to its lowest point since at least 1976, which is as far back as comparable data goes
Women working in gig-economy face harassment, lack of safety support

Women working in gig-economy face harassment, lack of safety support

A study found ‘gender agnostic’ design of apps allows women to be harassed with little recourse