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With pickets up at Port of Nanaimo and Port Alberni, containers aren’t being filled and cargo from pulp and paper manufacturer Paper Excellence is sitting in a warehouse.

The Rapid Deploy devices developed by Barnacle Systems Inc. are being placed on problem vessels and allow the coast guard to remotely monitor if the vessel begins to sink or drag anchor.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hydro has submitted proposals to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Utilities Commission for the work at Strathcona and Ladore dams

VANCOUVER — Talks to end a strike at British Columbia's ports have stalled with both sides accusing the other of being unreasonable.

OTTAWA — As Canadians grow more concerned about rising inflation, competition across different sectors of the economy has become a "kitchen-table issue" at a time when the federal government is reviewing its competition law.

Both the union and employer confirmed Friday that the strike would not affect cruise ships docked in Victoria.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ issued a 72-hour strike notice on Wednesday and is scheduled to go on strike at 8 a.m. Saturday unless a deal is reached or progress is made in negotiations.

City staff told council Thursday there is now only a trickle of applications to open cannabis retail stores.