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Province sets B.C. rent cap at 3.5% for 2024

Province sets B.C. rent cap at 3.5% for 2024

The maximum rental increase is set below the inflation rate for the second year in a row.
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Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Kirk LaPointe: Vancouver’s urban planning might need the touch of an urban ‘economist’

Urban planner Alain Bertaud, set for speaking engagements in the city this week, argues local pushback against density will be harmful in the long run
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Heat pumps outperform gas even in coldest temperatures, finds Canadian researcher

Heat pumps outperform gas even in coldest temperatures, finds Canadian researcher

New study reveals heat pumps outperform gas and resistive heating, even in sub-zero temperatures found across many parts of British Columbia.
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Rob Shaw: Not sure what to make of the poll making much about BC Conservatives

Rob Shaw: Not sure what to make of the poll making much about BC Conservatives

Mainstreet Research poll has the party strongly on the rise, but there are doubts about it
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week (Sept. 11-15)

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week (Sept. 11-15)

From home sales to wholesale trade, and more. Here are the top things to watch for in the coming week.
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Canada's business community wants new defence posture for new cold war

Canada's business community wants new defence posture for new cold war

Business Council of Canada warns about cyber threats and 'weaponized' trade
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Fast-track Ukrainian skilled workers coming to Prince George, refugee says

Fast-track Ukrainian skilled workers coming to Prince George, refugee says

Michael Pluzhnikov left his home in Kyiv and fled to Canada to find safe haven for his wife and three children
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B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, arrived decades sooner than expected

B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, arrived decades sooner than expected

This season has smashed records for area burned in B.C. and Canada, with wildfires scorching more than 165,000 square kilometres across the country.
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Proposed Burnaby City Hall move to Metrotown sparks public backlash

Proposed Burnaby City Hall move to Metrotown sparks public backlash

A ballpark cost of $852 million has raised eyebrows.
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Challenges and a to-do list: Five takeaways from the Conservative party convention

Challenges and a to-do list: Five takeaways from the Conservative party convention

OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives left their party's policy convention in Quebec City feeling a somewhat unfamiliar sensation: Celebration. Party members, MPs and insiders say the chance for a return to power feels within reach.
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