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Fiscal update includes loans for housing developers, affordable housing fund: source

Fiscal update includes loans for housing developers, affordable housing fund: source

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the fall economic statement on Tuesday, a document that will make billions in loans available for homebuilders and earmark a fund for affordable housing.
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Baldrey: Why Premier David Eby — one year later — says there's more work ahead

Baldrey: Why Premier David Eby — one year later — says there's more work ahead

At the first B.C. NDP convention in four years, Eby's messaging on the future was made "abundantly clear," according to Keith Baldrey.
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Editorial: Addiction does not discriminate

Editorial: Addiction does not discriminate

By raising awareness, we dismantle the stigma surrounding addiction...
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Art Beat: Sunshine Coast singer contributes to 'Olympics of acapella' win

Art Beat: Sunshine Coast singer contributes to 'Olympics of acapella' win

A longtime Sunshine Coast resident and member of the women’s acapella barbershop community contributed to a gold-medal finish at the Sweet Adelines International Competition in Louisville, Kentucky on Nov. 3.
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SCRD awaits advice before joining Sue Big Oil

SCRD awaits advice before joining Sue Big Oil

Proponents of the Sue Big Oil movement got a 'wait and see' message from Sunshine Coast Regional District directors at a Nov. 16 electoral services committee meeting.
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Some nurse practitioners in Canada not being paid for administering MAID

Some nurse practitioners in Canada not being paid for administering MAID

British Columbia has made headway in offering different compensation models.
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Christmas shoppers warned of holiday cyberscams

Christmas shoppers warned of holiday cyberscams

"Fraudsters and identity thieves don’t take time off for the holidays."
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Artist prompts awe at nature’s rhythms at Dec. 16 concert

Artist prompts awe at nature’s rhythms at Dec. 16 concert

Multimedia artist Simon Haiduk plans to present Metta Grove, an experiential performance with roots in guided meditation, psychedelic sensations, and community connections at the Roberts Creek Community Hall on December 16. 
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Novel from Sunshine Coast writer headlines leading women in Canadian news

Novel from Sunshine Coast writer headlines leading women in Canadian news

Ruth Rodgers writes about pioneering female journalists
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Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh blasts Trudeau, Poilievre at B.C. convention

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh blasts Trudeau, Poilievre at B.C. convention

VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost touch with the struggles of Canadians, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre only pretends to care about regular people, federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh said Sunday.
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