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Canada to redefine 'forest degradation' following EU import law

Canada to redefine 'forest degradation' following EU import law

Critics say creating a domestic definition of 'forest degradation' could help Canada sidestep an EU law restricting the import of unsustainable wood products. Others are hopeful it will set a benchmark to measure Canada's climate and biodiversity targets.
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Kirk LaPointe: We need more than higher rates to correct our imbalanced economy

Kirk LaPointe: We need more than higher rates to correct our imbalanced economy

If it took overly long to get on with the rate escalation, writes Kirk LaPointe, it is also going to take overly long to see those rates decline
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B.C. camping goes upscale as land, operating costs bite

B.C. camping goes upscale as land, operating costs bite

Operators focus on RVs, luxury amenities for post-pandemic glampers
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Telus pauses fibre optic network rollout in parts of Alberta, blaming Huawei ban

Telus pauses fibre optic network rollout in parts of Alberta, blaming Huawei ban

Telus Corp. is blaming Ottawa's ban on China’s Huawei Technologies Inc. for pausing its fibre optic network build in the city of St.
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Analysis: Prospects of another supply chain disruption rightly ringing inflation, economic alarm bells for B.C. business

Analysis: Prospects of another supply chain disruption rightly ringing inflation, economic alarm bells for B.C. business

West Coast dockworkers strike vote threatens to derail recovery in a transpacific supply chain that has only recently begun to shake off COVID-19 pandemic dysfunction
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Employer-employee disconnect frustrates job market conditions, survey finds

Employer-employee disconnect frustrates job market conditions, survey finds

The Addressing the Labour Market Gap survey collected responses from employers and employees in B.C.
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How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy

How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy

OTTAWA — Rapid population growth is challenging economists' understanding of the economy as they monitor how businesses and consumers are responding to high interest rates.
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Wildfires could disrupt booze deliveries, BCLDB warns

Wildfires could disrupt booze deliveries, BCLDB warns

There are 77 active wildfires raging across B.C., including four detected in the past day
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Visits to Canada soar in May

Visits to Canada soar in May

Non-resident trips to Canada by air soared 52.5 per cent, compared with May 2022
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Vancouver biotech Chinook Therapeutics to be acquired for US$3.2B

Vancouver biotech Chinook Therapeutics to be acquired for US$3.2B

Sale price a 67 per cent premium over the stock’s previous close
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