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Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau

Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau

Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second year in a row in 2023. 
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B.C. study details increasing complexity of hospital patients' needs

B.C. study details increasing complexity of hospital patients' needs

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia study showing that hospitalized patients' medical issues have become increasingly complex also highlights the need to address the growing pressures of an aging population on overworked health professionals, the lead res
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City of Vancouver cagey on search efforts for next chief city planner

City of Vancouver cagey on search efforts for next chief city planner

Experts say that the absence of a permanent appointment comes at ‘pivotal’ moment
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Fraser Institute: Canada’s uncompetitive business taxes threaten living standards

Fraser Institute: Canada’s uncompetitive business taxes threaten living standards

Canada’s combined corporate tax rate is higher than those of the U.S. and the U.K., and higher than the OECD average
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Lytton mayor expects more building permits to be issued 'any day now'

Lytton mayor expects more building permits to be issued 'any day now'

Village offering a 50 per cent reduction on building permit fees to aid those wishing to rebuild
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Rob Shaw: BC Ferries may soon test the waters of major reform

Rob Shaw: BC Ferries may soon test the waters of major reform

Premier David Eby has left the door open for his hand-picked troubleshooter to shake up BC Ferries
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Economists see 'turning point' in housing market this year as interest rate cuts loom

Economists see 'turning point' in housing market this year as interest rate cuts loom

After a year marked by caution and shifting expectations spurred by rising borrowing costs, economists believe the Canadian housing market could be in for a rebound in 2024.
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Coquitlam company boosting N95 mask production with the province's help

Coquitlam company boosting N95 mask production with the province's help

Novo Textiles pivoted in 2020 from manufacturing pillows and dog beds to making surgical masks to help with the COVID-19 crisis.
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Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

Health minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024

But Adrian Dix says the province is moving in the right direction, with new hirings of doctors, nurses and other health professionals, as well as more surgeries and tests
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B.C. resident agrees to $667K penalty in U.S. stock fraud case

B.C. resident agrees to $667K penalty in U.S. stock fraud case

B.C. resident Vincenzo Carnovale neither admits nor denies the allegations he took part in stock fraud against U.S. investors.
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