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Carson Binda: B.C. must tackle bureaucratic bloat and growing debt in 2024

Carson Binda: B.C. must tackle bureaucratic bloat and growing debt in 2024

The province's rapidly growing bureaucracy shows no signs of shrinking
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Rob Shaw: B.C. reforms long overdue as Ottawa caps international students

Rob Shaw: B.C. reforms long overdue as Ottawa caps international students

Feds cutting study permits, while B.C. expected to unveil own strategy in coming weeks
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Economics, affordability top agenda as Liberal cabinet meets in Montreal

Economics, affordability top agenda as Liberal cabinet meets in Montreal

MONTREAL — One of the federal government's top priorities for the year ahead involves attracting new international grocers to Canada to expand competition and drive down prices, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Sunday as a cabinet r
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Private MRI clinic unable to open at Hillside mall after accreditation denied

Private MRI clinic unable to open at Hillside mall after accreditation denied

Extremity MRI had planned to open in the spring or summer of last year, providing scans of extremities such as knees, ankles, feet, hands, wrists, forearms and elbows
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Quaker, PepsiCo face Vancouver class-action lawsuit over risk of salmonella poisoning

Quaker, PepsiCo face Vancouver class-action lawsuit over risk of salmonella poisoning

Widespread product recalls took place earlier this month.
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Barry Penner: Meeting tomorrow’s energy needs demands action now

Barry Penner: Meeting tomorrow’s energy needs demands action now

B.C. does not have enough electricity to do everything the provincial government's CleanBC plan
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Banking regulator increasing focus on money laundering as risks rise: Routledge

Banking regulator increasing focus on money laundering as risks rise: Routledge

TORONTO — The head of Canada's banking regulator says he's ramping up scrutiny of money laundering in the financial sector as risks increase.
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Massive power outages affect thousands of BC Hydro customers in Metro Vancouver

Massive power outages affect thousands of BC Hydro customers in Metro Vancouver

"Most power outages are caused by trees and adverse weather, including wind, rain, snow, and ice."
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Some B.C. small business owners ‘putting their house on the line’ to refinance CEBA loans

Some B.C. small business owners ‘putting their house on the line’ to refinance CEBA loans

Ottawa has not released estimates of exactly how many businesses might default
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Rob Shaw: Feds, province at loggerheads over caps on international students

Rob Shaw: Feds, province at loggerheads over caps on international students

B.C. housing minister: 'The core issue we still have, regardless, is we are not building enough housing for the people we have.'
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