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Why inflation will be ‘more persistent’ in B.C. than other provinces next year

Why inflation will be ‘more persistent’ in B.C. than other provinces next year

British Columbians shouldn’t expect much inflation relief next year compared with other provinces.
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Retired ER doc: B.C. pandemic report 'embodies everything that was wrong'

Retired ER doc: B.C. pandemic report 'embodies everything that was wrong'

A member of the Protect Our Province BC coalition wonders what the NDP government was really trying to achieve with the Dec. 2-released report.
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B.C. company fined $2.8 million for Metro Vancouver creek pollution

B.C. company fined $2.8 million for Metro Vancouver creek pollution

Enforcement officers found 533 dead fish in one creek.
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First in Canada GFL electric garbage truck at home in Squamish

First in Canada GFL electric garbage truck at home in Squamish

Squamish is serving as a test case for this first truck, so that the company and other municipalities can learn from how it does here.
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B.C. announces 'blitz' of walk-in flu shots. Here's where to get one

B.C. announces 'blitz' of walk-in flu shots. Here's where to get one

B.C. health officials are encouraging walk-in flu shots.
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Advocates seek funding for free contraception in next B.C. budget

Advocates seek funding for free contraception in next B.C. budget

VICTORIA — A B.C. advocacy group says it's going to push the government to fulfil a promise to cover the cost of prescription contraception, and for it to be included in the next provincial budget. The B.C.
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Conroy brings rural perspective to B.C.'s bottom line, may expand speculation tax

Conroy brings rural perspective to B.C.'s bottom line, may expand speculation tax

VICTORIA — Katrine Conroy says she asked to keep her old job as British Columbia's forests minister because there was unfinished business, but Premier David Eby had other plans and put her in charge of managing the province's finances.
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B.C. tax regime, $5.7B surplus under the microscope as new finance minister takes over

B.C. tax regime, $5.7B surplus under the microscope as new finance minister takes over

‘I’m not going to wake up tomorrow’ and raise taxes, says Finance Minister Katrine Conroy
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Safety board says maintenance problems, blade failure led to fatal crash in B.C.

Safety board says maintenance problems, blade failure led to fatal crash in B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says a fatal helicopter crash near Campbell River, B.C., three years ago was caused by a failure in the main rotor blades. The lone pilot, who was also the owner of E & B Helicopters Ltd.
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How B.C. tech firms are breaking through frigid VC climate

How B.C. tech firms are breaking through frigid VC climate

Canadian venture capital funding has fallen by more than $1B year over year as of Q3, according to KPMG
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