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B.C. exports to Mexico stuck in neutral even amid U.S. trade threats

B.C. exports to Mexico stuck in neutral even amid U.S. trade threats

Despite mutual concerns over looming tariffs, B.C. and Mexico can't find the right gear to stimulate more trade
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Mortgage renewals set to squeeze B.C. households, survey finds

Mortgage renewals set to squeeze B.C. households, survey finds

Those facing higher payments plan to cut back on travel, other discretionary spending
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North Vancouver industrial land sold for $143 million

North Vancouver industrial land sold for $143 million

The former owner purchased the 27.5-acre site at 1371 McKeen Ave. for $115 million in 2017
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Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

British Columbia-based forestry giant Interfor reaped an estimated $1.8 million in net profit from logging in old-growth areas that were meant to be preserved, a decision by the province's Forest Appeals Commission says.
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Anthony von Mandl venture buying Central City Brewing

Anthony von Mandl venture buying Central City Brewing

Von Mandl's Mark Anthony Group won court approval to buy the brewery out of creditor protection in a sale set to close Feb. 28
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Reverb Therapeutics raises $17 million in seed funding

Reverb Therapeutics raises $17 million in seed funding

B.C. biotech advancing platform for the treatment of cancers, autoimmune diseases
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Vancouver mayor slams federal government over inaction on bail reform

Vancouver mayor slams federal government over inaction on bail reform

Ken Sim: “Excuse my language, but that's bullshit. Just tell us you're not going to do something. Don't ignore our calls.”
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Implementing guaranteed basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%, PBO says

Implementing guaranteed basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%, PBO says

OTTAWA — The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent.
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Poilievre calls Carney's fiscal plan a 'sneaky accounting trick'

Poilievre calls Carney's fiscal plan a 'sneaky accounting trick'

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's plan to split the federal budget, calling it a "sneaky accounting trick" to avoid balancing the books.
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Former BC Liberal MLA Abbott named to province's First Nations treaty commission

Former BC Liberal MLA Abbott named to province's First Nations treaty commission

VICTORIA — A former longtime British Columbia legislator has been appointed to the province's independent facilitating body for treaty negotiations on First Nations rights and title.
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