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Another bleak year for salmon returns is being forecast by federal officials, prompting predictions that this could turn out to be a disastrous season for the commercial fishing industry.

A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against ICBC and the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government alleging they engaged in an illegal scheme to divert hundreds of millions of dollars that resulted in losses to accident victims and driving up insurance rates for B.

Greater Victoria continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, according to numbers released Friday by Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. The federal agency’s monthly labour force survey showed Victoria’s unemployment rate was 3.

Oakridge Centre is best known as one of the most profitable shopping malls in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, but the makeover of the Vancouver retail hub will turn it into one of the biggest residential enclaves in the city.

Pacific Coastal Airlines is introducing regular Saturday flights between Victoria and Tofino starting May 9. The 40-minute flight will run until Oct. 17, according to a statement from the company. Flights will leave Victoria at 11:30 a.m.

Two cannabis greenhouses in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will be closed as part of plans by Canopy Growth Corp. for a massive overhaul involving a layoff of 500 workers and a multimillion-dollar writedown.

Unionized workers at the Fairmont Empress Hotel have served strike notice but remain in talks with the employer. The move puts the union, which represents nearly 500 members, in a position to strike as of 8 a.m.

Amid blockades on Canadian rail lines and Port of Vancouver property, Andrew Wynn-Williams can squeeze at least one economic positive emerging from the tense protests.

Within the next month, 120 new rental housing units will be ready for occupancy in Langford, a concrete example of the power of federal financial incentives.