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B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion

VANCOUVER — Canada's health minister is touting Ottawa's new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British Columbia as a new model for federal-provincial co-operation to address the health-care crisis across the country.
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Bridgitte Anderson: Vancouver's other land crisis

Bridgitte Anderson: Vancouver's other land crisis

We need a new focus on our industrial land needs in the region
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Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive

OTTAWA — A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain financial viability.
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Flu, COVID immunization campaign kicks off in B.C. as vaccines arrive at pharmacies

Flu, COVID immunization campaign kicks off in B.C. as vaccines arrive at pharmacies

British Columbia has launched its immunization campaign for this year's respiratory illness season, with influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations now available in pharmacies across the province. The immunization plan was announced late last month as B.C.
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Kirk LaPointe: We need a regional government to address Metro Vancouver issues

Kirk LaPointe: We need a regional government to address Metro Vancouver issues

Metro Vancouver takes about $620 on average annually from households and is responsible for important services, yet lacks the accountability of an elected government, writes Kirk LaPointe
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Vancouver’s governing ABC keeps some, works on other election promises

Vancouver’s governing ABC keeps some, works on other election promises

City council's majority party made public safety and housing key 2022 platform planks
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Advocates push for province to license outdoor child care

Advocates push for province to license outdoor child care

There are child-care programs that already operate outdoors in Victoria, though the ones that operate outdoors full-time are unlicensed.
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More than three-quarters of Canadians worry AI will take their job, poll shows

More than three-quarters of Canadians worry AI will take their job, poll shows

Job security is a concern for 80 per cent of Canadians in the lowest household income bracket
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Rob Shaw: Where will the 'voluntary' BC Hydro measures take us?

Rob Shaw: Where will the 'voluntary' BC Hydro measures take us?

New programs to counsel conservation might have a darker side to them
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Markets holiday Canadian stock markets are closed Monday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Trading on U.S.
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