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B.C. loses 20K full-time jobs in January

B.C. loses 20K full-time jobs in January

Sharp decline in full-time work partially offset by surge in part-time employment
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National gas lobby targets Burnaby’s new electrification rules

National gas lobby targets Burnaby’s new electrification rules

The Canadian Gas Association says it wants governments and the public to be aware of new rules reducing natural gas use, but environmentalists call their advertising 'astroturfing.'
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Tobacco firm 'disappointed' in B.C. restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales

Tobacco firm 'disappointed' in B.C. restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales

MONTREAL — A major Canadian tobacco company says it is "extremely disappointed" by British Columbia's decision to move the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters.
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Poilievre promises to fix Canada's ailing access to information system, but would not expand it to include Parliament

Poilievre promises to fix Canada's ailing access to information system, but would not expand it to include Parliament

Pierre Poilievre made the comments Thursday at a Vancouver news conference.
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No layoffs or closures says buyer of 21 Bell radio stations in B.C.

No layoffs or closures says buyer of 21 Bell radio stations in B.C.

COURTENAY, B.C. — The president of the company buying 21 B.C. radio stations from Bell Media says there won't be any closures or layoffs, despite concerns from B.C. Premier David Eby about the sale.
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Fast-growing non-alcoholic wine sales fuel B.C. business niche

Fast-growing non-alcoholic wine sales fuel B.C. business niche

Vancouver International Wine Festival to offer selection of high-end non-alcoholic wines.
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Poilievre proposes plan for First Nations to collect taxes from industry

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre proposed a new plan Thursday for First Nations to collect taxes from industry that he says would speed up negotiations and project approvals.
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'Very low' B.C. snowpack raises drought concerns

'Very low' B.C. snowpack raises drought concerns

"There still is time, but time is running out," says hydrologist with the B.C. River Forecast Centre, on getting back to a normal snowpack.
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Bell ends some CTV newscasts, sells radio stations in media shakeup amid layoffs

Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.
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Whistler Film Festival saw 14% attendance bump in 2023

Whistler Film Festival saw 14% attendance bump in 2023

Last year’s lineup included eight Oscar-contending movies
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