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Opinion: LA fires a reminder that B.C. wildfire prevention is priority one

Opinion: LA fires a reminder that B.C. wildfire prevention is priority one

B.C. faces the same challenges as California, but solutions are within reach
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Vancouver council united in urging people to vote in April 5 byelection

Vancouver council united in urging people to vote in April 5 byelection

Previous byelection in 2017 saw only 11 per cent of voters cast a ballot
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Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump

Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump

OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday that Donald Trump's return to the presidency is the reason she would repeal changes to the capital gains tax she introduced just last year.
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Divorce, child custody costs key concerns for B.C. lawyers' 'justice agenda'

Divorce, child custody costs key concerns for B.C. lawyers' 'justice agenda'

The Canadian Bar Association BC Branch has proposed several changes that can improve court access and affordability for the public, especially minorities and low-income individuals
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Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO

Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with the new U.S.
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Two BIV Forty under 40 alumni to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

Two BIV Forty under 40 alumni to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

Past recipients Ian Tostenson, Anne Stewart will be recognized at the 35th annual Forty under 40 Awards on Feb. 7
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S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. stock markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points, U.S. stock markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose more than 100 points Thursday, helped by strength in industrial and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 122.58 points at 25,434.08.
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What TV series, movies are in production across Metro Vancouver right now

What TV series, movies are in production across Metro Vancouver right now

Cameras are rolling for new seasons of "Tracker," "Fire Country" and "Resident Alien," among others.
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Stock market today: S&P 500 climbs to its first record of 2025

Stock market today: S&P 500 climbs to its first record of 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to their first all-time high of 2025 as Wall Street regained a bit of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 records last year. The S&P 500 rose 0.
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Canadians behind Oscar-nominated residential school doc 'Sugarcane' hope to ‘illuminate the truth’

Canadians behind Oscar-nominated residential school doc 'Sugarcane' hope to ‘illuminate the truth’

Ed Archie NoiseCat says he's excited his son Julian Brave NoiseCat's documentary about a residential school in Canada has been nominated for an Oscar — and he hopes the recognition will bring more awareness about the abuses committed there.
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