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B.C.’s net-zero ambitions adding to energy security anxiety

B.C.’s net-zero ambitions adding to energy security anxiety

British Columbians are currently more worried about affordability than the environment
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Non-U.S. foreign visitors to B.C. finally exceed pre-pandemic level

Non-U.S. foreign visitors to B.C. finally exceed pre-pandemic level

Fewer American visitors coming to Canada through B.C. has kept the overall number of foreign visitors to B.C. below its pre-pandemic level, according to new data from Statistics Canada
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'Celebrate responsibly': Police monitoring public drinking during Canucks playoff game

'Celebrate responsibly': Police monitoring public drinking during Canucks playoff game

Vancouver police officers will be approaching people who have open liquor.
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I’m an ambitious Gen Z who’s been told to slow down. How can I get the advancement I want?

I’m an ambitious Gen Z who’s been told to slow down. How can I get the advancement I want?

Also, how to position your weaknesses in a job interview, leveraging LinkedIn and recovering from failure at work
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B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment

B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The British Columbia government is contributing up to $25 million toward the expansion of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food.
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B.C. government putting public-harms legislation on hold

B.C. government putting public-harms legislation on hold

GVBOT applauds the province's decision to pause work on Bill 12
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Wildfires in B.C., Alberta signal an early start to a dry, volatile year

Wildfires in B.C., Alberta signal an early start to a dry, volatile year

Residents in British Columbia are on edge after the most destructive fire season on record last year, with more than 2.84 million hectares of forest and land burned.
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Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

Canada's logging industry is seeking a wildfire 'hero' narrative

B.C. and Canadian forestry associations aim to tell a story that places them as the 'hero' in a fight against wildfires. One critic says the strategy is 'mendacious and dangerous.'
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‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back

Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit Maple Leaf Adventures out of Vancouver about a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks devastated international travel in 2001.
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'Historic' law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature

'Historic' law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature

VICTORIA — The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday.
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