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Is Metro Vancouver's economy stalling? Survey says businesses feeling the pain

Is Metro Vancouver's economy stalling? Survey says businesses feeling the pain

Metro Vancouver businesses are pessimistic, annual business confidence survey finds
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Rob Shaw: Changing times shift focus of speculation tax from foreigners to fellow British Columbians

Rob Shaw: Changing times shift focus of speculation tax from foreigners to fellow British Columbians

Nearly half of homebuyers hit by BC NDP’s speculation tax are British Columbians – a far cry from five years earlier, when 20 per cent of locals had to pay up
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From Sinclair's send-off to Bedard's debut: B.C.’s top sports stories of 2023

From Sinclair's send-off to Bedard's debut: B.C.’s top sports stories of 2023

Christine Sinclair may have closed out her Canadian pro soccer career, but her impact on 2023 was felt all the way to the House of Commons
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SFU prof gets $900K to study carbon capture potential in Lower Mainland

SFU prof gets $900K to study carbon capture potential in Lower Mainland

Study will look at sequestering CO2 dissolved in brine water deep underground
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Canada to extend life of Metro Vancouver electric trolley buses

Canada to extend life of Metro Vancouver electric trolley buses

$26.6 million from federal, provincial and municipal governments will extend the life of trolley buses in Vancouver and Burnaby
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Mexico is only country sending more visitors to B.C. than pre-pandemic

Mexico is only country sending more visitors to B.C. than pre-pandemic

About 17.4 per cent more Mexicans visited B.C. in September, compared with September 2019
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British Columbians among the most generous holiday gift-givers, says poll

British Columbians among the most generous holiday gift-givers, says poll

West Coast residents much more willing to spend $500 or more on gifts this year than other Canadians, according to Research Co. survey
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Equifax report says Q3 business delinquencies up from previous quarter

Equifax report says Q3 business delinquencies up from previous quarter

TORONTO — A new report says more Canadian businesses are missing debt payments. The report by Equifax Canada says overall delinquencies for businesses in the third quarter rose 3.
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B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

Alexander William Bridges and Shane Douglas Harder-Toews illegally solicited money, according to the BC Securities Commission
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Commission launched to root out abuse and corruption in Canadian amateur sport

Commission launched to root out abuse and corruption in Canadian amateur sport

Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough opts not to go with public inquiry
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