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From Swift tickets to strata squabbles: B.C. tribunal sees it all in 2024

From Swift tickets to strata squabbles: B.C. tribunal sees it all in 2024

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal adjudicates such things as concert ticket fights, neighbour problems, pet disputes and strata issues, among other things.
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Opinion: Runaway spending in Victoria is costing British Columbians big

Opinion: Runaway spending in Victoria is costing British Columbians big

B.C.’s net debt is set to triple, pushing taxpayers to shoulder soaring interest costs
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B.C.'s Minister of Health Josie Osborne talks about her new role

B.C.'s Minister of Health Josie Osborne talks about her new role

Osborne: "When the premier first told me, I was very surprised."
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S&P/TSX composite up on shorter Christmas Eve session, U.S. markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite up on shorter Christmas Eve session, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Broad-based gains led Canada's main stock index to close higher in the shortened Christmas Eve trading session, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index ended up 97.84 points at 24,846.
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Tax evasion nets Richmond man $2.1M fine, conditional sentence

Tax evasion nets Richmond man $2.1M fine, conditional sentence

Balkar Singh Bhullar pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion.
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Growing to 4.2M people in Metro Vancouver 'a bit too much' without a plan: Mike Hurley

Growing to 4.2M people in Metro Vancouver 'a bit too much' without a plan: Mike Hurley

Two local politicians at the forefront of Metro Vancouver's regional planning in 2025 foresee problems with the federal government's immigration policies in light of a gap in infrastructure investment.
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Border measures aimed at responding to Trump's tariff threat begin to take effect

Border measures aimed at responding to Trump's tariff threat begin to take effect

The measures began today with a ban on what's known as "flagpoling."
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Economists say more room to fall as Canadian dollar continues downward trend

Economists say more room to fall as Canadian dollar continues downward trend

The Canadian dollar has been trading below 70 cents US in recent weeks and is nearly four per cent below where it was in September.
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Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election

Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election

OTTAWA — Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year — whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stays on or not.
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Metro Vancouver's tiny industrial lands drive $43B economy, finds report

Metro Vancouver's tiny industrial lands drive $43B economy, finds report

Industrial lands represent only 4% of Metro Vancouver land, but create 22% of jobs and produce $8 billion in taxes every year.
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