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Data points: Small business confidence rises but remains subdued on outlook

Data points: Small business confidence rises but remains subdued on outlook

Only 33 per cent of B.C. SMEs considered themselves to be in good state of business health, according to the latest Business Barometer survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business
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Who’s Suing Whom: April 12, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: April 12, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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Michael Geller: Time to rethink the Downtown Eastside plan

Michael Geller: Time to rethink the Downtown Eastside plan

Continuing to ban a broad social and income housing mix needs to be rethought
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Two B.C. MPs currently on parliamentary trip to Taiwan

Two B.C. MPs currently on parliamentary trip to Taiwan

Canada only formally recognizes Mainland China, but maintains informal relations with Taiwan. Canada-Taiwan trade reached $10.2 billion in 2021, up from $7.4 billion a year earlier
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Opinion: B.C.’s construction industry needs to be its own champion

Opinion: B.C.’s construction industry needs to be its own champion

With more people leaving the workforce than entering it, the construction industry needs to continue to evolve and adapt
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IMF: Prolonged high inflation dims outlook for world economy

IMF: Prolonged high inflation dims outlook for world economy

The IMF now envisions growth this year of 2.8%, down from 3.4% in 2022
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Request to remove newspaper article among Ottawa's queries to social-media giants

Request to remove newspaper article among Ottawa's queries to social-media giants

The social-media companies ultimately denied the request
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Kirk LaPointe: Fixing Vancouver’s problems not as easy as ABC for new council

Kirk LaPointe: Fixing Vancouver’s problems not as easy as ABC for new council

In the last two weeks, there were finally signals that the themes of the party's election campaign were aligning with the tactics of the council
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Canadian charities struggle with staff burnout, revenue, escalating demand: report

Canadian charities struggle with staff burnout, revenue, escalating demand: report

Inflation No. 1 concern for charities, according to Giving Report
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One year later: Inside the Vancouver single-room occupancy hotel fire that killed two and displaced hundreds

One year later: Inside the Vancouver single-room occupancy hotel fire that killed two and displaced hundreds

FOI records reveal communications around the fire at Winters Hotel – the worst of the 223 fires at SRO hotels in Vancouver last year – that occurred one year ago today, on April 11, 2022
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