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Main Street business owners push back against 'unnecessary' BIA expansion

Main Street business owners push back against 'unnecessary' BIA expansion

Benjamin Frith of Neptoon Records: "The BIA expansion process has been undemocratic and sneaky at every stage."
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West Vancouver mayor suspended from practising law for 2 years after admitting misconduct

West Vancouver mayor suspended from practising law for 2 years after admitting misconduct

The professional misconduct involved Mayor Mark Sager’s handling of an elderly friend’s estate, with four West Van charitable groups among the beneficiaries
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B.C. developer sued after bidding 'frenzy' ends in fiasco

B.C. developer sued after bidding 'frenzy' ends in fiasco

Kelowna sellers sue Rajveer Deol after developer backed out of $2.45M deal
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Segal family business adjusts to work without formidable founder

Segal family business adjusts to work without formidable founder

Vancouver business legend Joe Segal’s corporate and philanthropic legacy continues under the leadership of his sons and other family members
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Will B.C. learn lessons from other provinces before funding IVF?

Will B.C. learn lessons from other provinces before funding IVF?

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is joining seven provinces in paying for some of the cost of in vitro fertilization but scant details and long-standing inequities have raised questions about how the plan could benefit patients.
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Opinion: B.C. budget supports reshaping of provincial economy

Opinion: B.C. budget supports reshaping of provincial economy

More action is needed to position the province as an energy, economic and climate leader
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B.C. wineries get creative after brutal winter

B.C. wineries get creative after brutal winter

From Swifty movie nights to badminton leagues: B.C. wineries explore creative strategies to weather winter woes.
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Rob Shaw: B.C.'s troubled $10 child care rollout leaves millions in federal cash underutilized

Rob Shaw: B.C.'s troubled $10 child care rollout leaves millions in federal cash underutilized

BC NDP’s promise of $10-a-day child care far from ‘universal’
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Data points: B.C. housing markets broadly balanced as starts drop off

Data points: B.C. housing markets broadly balanced as starts drop off

Softening mortgage rates and population growth drive activity, but affordability challenges persist
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Les Leyne: Will B.C.’s World Cup costs go up? Of course they will

Les Leyne: Will B.C.’s World Cup costs go up? Of course they will

Having an entire continent host the World Cup doesn’t stop the cost creep. It just spreads it around so that more taxpayers can take part.
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