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Rob Shaw: B.C. police chiefs plead for power over public drug use

Rob Shaw: B.C. police chiefs plead for power over public drug use

Police chiefs tell MPs public drug use is out of control after small amounts were decriminalized
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Bryan Yu: B.C. employment edges up as year-to-year exports decline sharply

Bryan Yu: B.C. employment edges up as year-to-year exports decline sharply

Mixed signals for B.C. economy
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B.C. residents liable in $1B U.S. stock fraud have asset list sealed before penalty hearing

B.C. residents liable in $1B U.S. stock fraud have asset list sealed before penalty hearing

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking roughly $170 million from seven individuals who reside or conduct business in British Columbia following findings of fraud in civil court proceedings.
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Freeland spends freely, gets slammed by business groups

Freeland spends freely, gets slammed by business groups

Canadian finance minister increases deficit with $50 billion in additional spending
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Opinion: Ottawa is doubling down on missing the mark

Opinion: Ottawa is doubling down on missing the mark

The federal budget does little to address the country’s fundamentally broken systems
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B.C. delivery company UniUni lands $69M in financing

B.C. delivery company UniUni lands $69M in financing

Richmond-based last-mile delivery service capitalizes on e-commerce growth in the U.S.
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Unifor withdraws Amazon union applications, citing 'suspiciously high' employee data

Unifor withdraws Amazon union applications, citing 'suspiciously high' employee data

VANCOUVER — Unifor says it's temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count.
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Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians to pay for agenda

Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians to pay for agenda

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a federal budget Tuesday that keeps the deficit capped at $40 billion, thanks to higher-than-expected government revenues and new taxes that largely offset billions in new spending.
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Illegal Airbnb operator loses bid to rejoin Vancouver short-term rental market

Illegal Airbnb operator loses bid to rejoin Vancouver short-term rental market

Anuj Chopra: "I stand before you all with humility and profound acknowledgement of my past missteps."
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Kirk LaPointe: Federal budget focuses on taxing investment, not spurring it

Kirk LaPointe: Federal budget focuses on taxing investment, not spurring it

Ottawa was dripping good news early, saving up for a tax-hike invoice later
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