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Fired Fraser Health CEO Victoria Lee to get $609,000 severance

Fired Fraser Health CEO Victoria Lee to get $609,000 severance

Lee had been in her role for about seven years and will receive the severance over 18 months.
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Uber wins legal challenge against City of Vancouver ride-share bylaw

Uber wins legal challenge against City of Vancouver ride-share bylaw

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Andrea Ormiston: The bylaw is 'invalid and the decision to adopt it was unreasonable.'
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B.C. businesses eye Japan amid U.S. trade uncertainty

B.C. businesses eye Japan amid U.S. trade uncertainty

Experts say it can be a hard market to crack but that, once in, partnerships are long-standing
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B.C. to appeal decision giving Indigenous title over Richmond, federal lands

B.C. to appeal decision giving Indigenous title over Richmond, federal lands

B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the ruling could have 'significant unintended consequences' for fee simple private property rights in the province.
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'Good neighbour' noise policy contributed to B.C. submarine accident

'Good neighbour' noise policy contributed to B.C. submarine accident

Noise restrictions at Esquimalt, B.C., dry dock identified as a contributing factor that compressed a work timeline and led to serious damage to HMCS Corner Brook while undergoing repairs
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Greater Vancouver seeing fewer luxury sales but resilient prices, says expert

Greater Vancouver seeing fewer luxury sales but resilient prices, says expert

Detached sales over $5M down 39%, according to Engel & Völkers advisor
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Construction of new housing on notorious DTES property could begin in 2027

Construction of new housing on notorious DTES property could begin in 2027

City of Vancouver purchased Balmoral, Regent hotels in December 2020
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U.S. pushes total duty on Canadian softwood to 35.19%, will start collecting

U.S. pushes total duty on Canadian softwood to 35.19%, will start collecting

B.C's Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar called the increase "absurd and reckless"
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Low initial salary may help Whitecaps FC’s Müller gamble pay off

Low initial salary may help Whitecaps FC’s Müller gamble pay off

Business case builds for team's superstar signing as sales for tickets and merchandise have increased
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Cowichan Tribes win fishing rights, title to historic Richmond lands

Cowichan Tribes win fishing rights, title to historic Richmond lands

Landmark ruling grants decedents of the Cowichan Nation title to lands surrounding historic fishing village in Richmond, B.C.; rights to fish the south arm of the Fraser River.
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