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Vancouver company to repurpose cruise ship to floatel

Vancouver company to repurpose cruise ship to floatel

Vancouver company specializes in turning cruise ships into floating work camps
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Bob Thompson: The resilient economy's three stages of inflation

Bob Thompson: The resilient economy's three stages of inflation

Inflation lingers and widens its impact
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Man found dead after threats to B.C. pipeline workers

Man found dead after threats to B.C. pipeline workers

Man would not surrender to police at a home and a 'bang' was heard.
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BCBC: CleanBC will dramatically dampen B.C.’s economic growth

BCBC: CleanBC will dramatically dampen B.C.’s economic growth

Rather than growing by 20 per cent, B.C.’s economy will expand by less than 10 per cent between 2020 and 2030 under CleanBC, write BCBC authors
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‘Very concerning’: B.C. government launches account on China-censored Weibo

‘Very concerning’: B.C. government launches account on China-censored Weibo

Pro-democracy advocate Ivy Li: 'Our government is now making it easier for the CCP to monitor the Chinese community here in B.C.'
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Jordan Bateman: How Much Wood Could a Woodpecker Peck?

Jordan Bateman: How Much Wood Could a Woodpecker Peck?

A tale of an empty hole and a bird's nest in a tree
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Rob Shaw: Eby government thinks we've had enough interest rate increases

Rob Shaw: Eby government thinks we've had enough interest rate increases

The B.C. government is urging the Bank of Canada to hold off increasing interest rates in the wake of a surprise jump in inflation.
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Data points: Housing sales pull back as B.C.’s labour market manages to hold on

Data points: Housing sales pull back as B.C.’s labour market manages to hold on

The latest round of interest rate hikes points to sluggish conditions into the fall months, writes Bryan Yu
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ICBC loses appeal in case where employee sold data used in shootings

ICBC loses appeal in case where employee sold data used in shootings

Claims adjuster Candy Rheaume sold private information linking the customers’ license plates to their home addresses
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Three arrested as RCMP resume enforcement at Fairy Creek

Three arrested as RCMP resume enforcement at Fairy Creek

Arrests came less than a week after 146 court cases were dropped
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