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Renu Bakshi: Justin Trudeau needs an editor

Renu Bakshi: Justin Trudeau needs an editor

Poorly worded government forms somehow justify additional resources
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B.C. port strike back on after union rejects deal, saying four-year term is too long

B.C. port strike back on after union rejects deal, saying four-year term is too long

VANCOUVER — Workers are back on strike at British Columbia ports after their union rejected a mediator's tentative agreement, stunning business community leaders who had welcomed the end of strike action last week.
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Two B.C. companies among North America’s fastest-growing, woman-owned businesses

Two B.C. companies among North America’s fastest-growing, woman-owned businesses

Female entrepreneurs still face unconscious bias, say founders
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Canada’s inflation rate tumbles to 2.8%, but economists warn inflation fight not over

Canada’s inflation rate tumbles to 2.8%, but economists warn inflation fight not over

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate has fallen back to the country's target range for the first time in more than two years, but economists say the fight against high inflation is far from over. Annual inflation tumbled to 2.
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Rob Shaw: Last-minute RCMP contracting hint makes B.C. decision on Surrey policing that much more convenient

Rob Shaw: Last-minute RCMP contracting hint makes B.C. decision on Surrey policing that much more convenient

Ottawa may want out of contract policing, which means the provincial decision is more practical
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FOI records reveal delayed response to dangerous snowstorm warning in North Van

FOI records reveal delayed response to dangerous snowstorm warning in North Van

'Twas the week before Christmas, when a snowstorm vexed, a District of North Vancouver communications manager appealed for an emergency mass text.
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Opinion: Predicting and planning for forest fires requires modelling of many complex, interrelated factors

Opinion: Predicting and planning for forest fires requires modelling of many complex, interrelated factors

Modelling forest fires and forecasting fire behaviour is a complex endeavour.
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Vancouver park board considers $300M water tunnel under Stanley Park

Vancouver park board considers $300M water tunnel under Stanley Park

Compensation deal in works with Metro Vancouver for six years of construction disruption.
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B.C. stops collecting vaccine status information from health-care colleges

B.C. stops collecting vaccine status information from health-care colleges

PHO says current order has ended as province moves forward with policy work to establish a replacement system
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Richmond residents, former Hongkongers relieved after immigration policy change

Richmond residents, former Hongkongers relieved after immigration policy change

Tony Cheng and Calvin Wong have been pushing the government to change its pathway for immigrating Hongkongers
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