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WorkSafeBC reports downward trend in work deaths, but 175 lives still lost in 2023

WorkSafeBC reports downward trend in work deaths, but 175 lives still lost in 2023

Occupational disease remains leading cause of work-related deaths in B.C.
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B.C. winery focuses on Fraser Valley grapes post-cold snap

B.C. winery focuses on Fraser Valley grapes post-cold snap

A Fraser Valley winery expects to source fewer grapes from Okanagan growers who were hardest hit by January's cold snap.
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Outlook for B.C.'s forestry sector in 2024 not so rosy

Outlook for B.C.'s forestry sector in 2024 not so rosy

B.C. lumber production down a 'whopping' 26.5 per cent in 2023.
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More graduates will pursue family medicine in Canada, up from 2023

More graduates will pursue family medicine in Canada, up from 2023

The Canadian Resident Matching Service says 1,627 graduates from medical schools will become family medicine residents this summer, an increase from 1,529 last year.
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Side gigs, family help necessary for homeownership in B.C., says RBC survey

Side gigs, family help necessary for homeownership in B.C., says RBC survey

Financial support from family also proving crucial to homeownership, according to RBC poll.
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Sickly Canadian dollar could reverse course later this year amid shifting central-bank policies

Sickly Canadian dollar could reverse course later this year amid shifting central-bank policies

Divergent scenarios on what central banks will decide on interest rates have bruised the Canadian dollar, adding to its months-long slump
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Adjudicator accepts B.C. groups' challenge to Alaska 'sustainable' fishery

Adjudicator accepts B.C. groups' challenge to Alaska 'sustainable' fishery

The decision clears a major procedural hurdle, and gets the B.C. groups one step closer to challenging the Marine Stewardship Council to suspend Alaskan salmon as 'sustainable.'
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River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond to re-open marina as part of upgrades

River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond to re-open marina as part of upgrades

Local casino and resort celebrates 20th anniversary.
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Vancouver retail real estate market remains ‘robust’

Vancouver retail real estate market remains ‘robust’

Vacancies expected to stay low as lease rates continue to climb in Vancouver, Victoria.
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Condor Airlines ups capacity, cargo on Frankfurt-Vancouver route

Condor Airlines ups capacity, cargo on Frankfurt-Vancouver route

New A300neo planes are set for a longer season with more frequency and are larger than planes used last year
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