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Article content Robinson suggested the fault lay with the federal government, which omitted paid sick leave from its budget, delivered Monday “I was disappointed that the federal government chose not to do that and we’re going to encourage them to move forward on that,” she told reporters. “It is the best way to go. It is the most efficient way to go.” The buck-passing probably has to do with the undisclosed cost of paid sick leave. Plus a reluctance by politicians to pick up the tab themselves or pass the bill along to pandemic-battered employers. Another surprise in the B.C. NDP b...

Article content VICTORIA — During the NDP government in the 1990s, Mike Farnworth earned the nickname the “janitor” because he was routinely called on to clean up other people’s messes. Local government, economic development, gambling … several times he was handed cabinet portfolios where a predecessor had stumbled. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Vaughn Palmer: This time it's Farnworth who explains 'what the premier meant to say' Back to video Farnworth was pressed into cleanup service for the current government this week. The ass...

Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports The Vancouver Whitecaps have a new radio home. Following the shutdown of TSN 1040, the Whitecaps will not be moving to all-sports radio station Sportsnet 650, as had been speculated. Instead, the team has inked a new two-year broadcast deal with Corus Entertainment, the media conglomerate that owns Global and CKNW, among other stations. Play-by-play of matches, including one-hour pre- and post-match shows, are moving to Vancouver’s all-traffic station, AM 730. Former TSN 1040 broadcasters, play-by-play man Corey Basso, and colour commentator Colin Miller will cont...

Vaughn Palmer: Ottawa fails to deliver on promises to cooperate with money-laundering inquiry © Provided by Vancouver Sun B.C. Attorney General David Eby. VICTORIA — From the outset, Attorney-General David Eby recognized that a public inquiry into criminal money-laundering in B .C. would need the full cooperation of the federal government. “We can’t do it alone,” Eby said months before the inquiry was launched. “The criminal law is in the sole jurisdiction of the federal government. We really need the federal government on board.” Canada’s central clearing house for sus...