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Less property transfer tax, and more tax from foreign buyers in 2017

A black Cayenne SUV sped south on city streets before hitting another car and crashing just after midnight Feb. 21

The Canucks’ bye week could not have come at a worse time: with no games to distract us, Canucks fans are left obsessing over the upcoming trade deadline.

Trump Vancouver officially opens Feb. 28

Academics, journalists, Nobel Prize nominees discuss Canadian foreign affairs post-Brexit, post-Trump

Gladstone secondary painted over threats one day after vandalism appeared

Jane Philpott says she’s working to curb overdose deaths but can’t do it alone

B.C. Budget 2017: Provincial budget earmarks $14 billion in capital works spending over three years

Highlights of Tuesday’s B.C. provincial budget, tabled in the legislature by Finance Minister Mike de Jong: A fifth consecutive balanced budget, with surpluses predicted $295 million on $50.8 billion in revenue in 2017-18, $244 million on $51.

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