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B.C. starts bid process for $4.1B Massey traffic tunnel

B.C. starts bid process for $4.1B Massey traffic tunnel

The B.C. government has issued a request for qualifications to shortlist potential contractors to build the new eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River
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David Johnston files final report on foreign meddling, done as special rapporteur

David Johnston files final report on foreign meddling, done as special rapporteur

OTTAWA — David Johnston filed his final — and confidential — report on foreign interference to the prime minister on Monday, ending his contentious term as special rapporteur.
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B.C. to lose economic pole position in 2024: TD Economics

B.C. to lose economic pole position in 2024: TD Economics

TD Economics forecasts B.C.'s real GDP growth to be just 0.5% in 2024
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Jim Stanford: Even business should be concerned about the spread of gig work

Jim Stanford: Even business should be concerned about the spread of gig work

Current employment practices by digital platforms are unfair to workers, taxpayers and other businesses, writes Jim Stanford
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Former Surrey mayor’s lawyers billed local taxpayers $317,000

Former Surrey mayor’s lawyers billed local taxpayers $317,000

Peck and Company was paid hundreds of thousands to defend Doug McCallum in his public mischief trial
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B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

Earlier this month, pharmacists in B.C. were given expanded powers to treat a variety of common ailments.
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Khelsilem: We need to address B.C.'s housing shortage

Khelsilem: We need to address B.C.'s housing shortage

We are not making sufficient headway to meet demand or create affordability
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BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

“The story isn’t so much how the NDP did but how the three main opposition parties fared,” says David Black, a political communications professor at Royal Roads University.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Collision tech conference Global technology conference Collision will open in Toronto on Monday.
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Rob Shaw: Under David Eby, Royal Museum of BC won't be much different, just not the same

Rob Shaw: Under David Eby, Royal Museum of BC won't be much different, just not the same

The power struggle between the minister and the CEO is over, but the long-term vision is unclear
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