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B.C. wildfire-zone homebuyers denied fire insurance

B.C. wildfire-zone homebuyers denied fire insurance

Okanagan realtors, insurance agents confirm that buyers are getting a “hard no” on coverage for homes in alert zones and it is difficult to get within 25 km. of wildfires
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Ritchie Bros. buys U.K. competitor for $1.3 billion

Ritchie Bros. buys U.K. competitor for $1.3 billion

The all-cash deal sees B.C. auction giant taking a 100 per cent equity stake in the British firm’s entire portfolio of companies
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SPECIAL REPORT: Feds pledge $100 million as drought burns Prairies

SPECIAL REPORT: Feds pledge $100 million as drought burns Prairies

As farmers and ranchers face the driest conditions in a century, a bale of hay spikes above $100, breed cattle are being culled and crops wither in the dust
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BREAKING: Calgary’s Bow tower sold for $1.2 billion

BREAKING: Calgary’s Bow tower sold for $1.2 billion

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust sells two-million-square-foot iconic tower to ‘significantly reduce Calgary office exposure’
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West Vancouver caps new houses at mere 6,600 square feet

West Vancouver caps new houses at mere 6,600 square feet

New bylaw restricts ‘monster homes’, allows smaller lots in B.C.’s most exclusive community where benchmark house price tops $3 million
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Hometown honours Christie Sinclair’s Olympic gold

Hometown honours Christie Sinclair’s Olympic gold

Burnaby renames sports centre, hangs giant gold medal to honour captain of Canada’s women soccer stars
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Freshslice Pizza sues former franchisees for breaking agreements

Freshslice Pizza sues former franchisees for breaking agreements

Suit clams franchisees ignored non-competition and non-solicitation clauses in opening competing outlets across Metro Vancouver
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Jobless rate may be sub-4 per cent in Northeast B.C.

Jobless rate may be sub-4 per cent in Northeast B.C.

Hub for liquefied natural gas industry and home of Site C dam project has an unemployment rate too low to measure, according to Statistics Canada
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B.C. ranchers race raging wildfires to save livestock and land

B.C. ranchers race raging wildfires to save livestock and land

Three massive fires are burning around a third-generation ranch, threatening the family’s cattle, land and livelihood
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Gold rush-era warehouses get new lease on life

Gold rush-era warehouses get new lease on life

Vancouver developer, Victoria council strike deal to restore, expand historic Northern Junk waterfront property, vacant for 43 years
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