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Legislature budgets $300K to make space for six new MLAs

Legislature budgets $300K to make space for six new MLAs

New ridings will be in Burnaby, Langley, Surrey, Vancouver, Okanagan and the Capital Region
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Don Wright: Why did Justin Trudeau switch sides in the 'class struggle?'

Don Wright: Why did Justin Trudeau switch sides in the 'class struggle?'

There is not so much a worker shortage as a shortage of people willing to work for low wages
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Storm Brewing mural controversy could prompt Vancouver bylaw changes

Storm Brewing mural controversy could prompt Vancouver bylaw changes

City staff told East Vancouver brewery to remove its nine-year-old mural
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Consumer spending to soften in second half of 2023 as higher rates bite: experts

Consumer spending to soften in second half of 2023 as higher rates bite: experts

Consumer spending is expected to cool in the third quarter as interest rate hikes continue to work their way through the economy, experts said.
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B.C. consumer spending shifts to services, essentials, travel

B.C. consumer spending shifts to services, essentials, travel

Shoppers trade down to house brands from name brands as retail spending declines
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Who’s Suing Whom: July 20, 2023

Who’s Suing Whom: July 20, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court 
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Vancouver Island industry suffering from port job action

Vancouver Island industry suffering from port job action

“We need the federal government to get involved in this. It is costing Canada billions of dollars already.”
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Rob Shaw: NDP checkmates Surrey into a local police force, says alternative is moving backwards

Rob Shaw: NDP checkmates Surrey into a local police force, says alternative is moving backwards

Solicitor General Mike Farnworth outmanoeuvres and trumps Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke
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Timeline of events surrounding failed talk leading to the B.C. port strike

Timeline of events surrounding failed talk leading to the B.C. port strike

The union representing about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia has rescinded a 72-hour strike notice that could have shut down cargo movements across the province again on Saturday. Here is a timeline surrounding the events. 2022 Nov.
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Union rescinds 72-hour B.C. port strike notice that had been set for Saturday

Union rescinds 72-hour B.C. port strike notice that had been set for Saturday

VANCOUVER — The labour dispute at British Columbia ports is receiving a federal reaction previously used for events including the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, blockades associated with the Freedom Convoy, and the short-lived rebellion in Russia la
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