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Kirk LaPointe: The BC NDP’s ‘Slow Ferries’ problem requires a solution, fast

Kirk LaPointe: The BC NDP’s ‘Slow Ferries’ problem requires a solution, fast

Like all of our larger problems, writes Kirk LaPointe, systemic ferry follies are neither quickly created nor imminently solvable
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Mario Canseco: How British Columbians view the province’s top sports franchises

Mario Canseco: How British Columbians view the province’s top sports franchises

Post-pandemic, some of the province's biggest sports teams have fared better than others, Research Co. and Glacier Media polling show
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Bob Thompson: The resilient economy's three stages of inflation

Bob Thompson: The resilient economy's three stages of inflation

Inflation lingers and widens its impact
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BCBC: CleanBC will dramatically dampen B.C.’s economic growth

BCBC: CleanBC will dramatically dampen B.C.’s economic growth

Rather than growing by 20 per cent, B.C.’s economy will expand by less than 10 per cent between 2020 and 2030 under CleanBC, write BCBC authors
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The environment as an issue no longer reaches double digits across the country: poll

The environment as an issue no longer reaches double digits across the country: poll

Nearly a third of British Columbians is warming on its own
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Jordan Bateman: How Much Wood Could a Woodpecker Peck?

Jordan Bateman: How Much Wood Could a Woodpecker Peck?

A tale of an empty hole and a bird's nest in a tree
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Data points: Housing sales pull back as B.C.’s labour market manages to hold on

Data points: Housing sales pull back as B.C.’s labour market manages to hold on

The latest round of interest rate hikes points to sluggish conditions into the fall months, writes Bryan Yu
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Kirk LaPointe: Our Facebook posts are gone, but we’re still here and need support

Kirk LaPointe: Our Facebook posts are gone, but we’re still here and need support

Years of posts on BIV's Facebook page disappeared last week due to the dispute between the federal government and Meta
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Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

Higher taxes to address social, climate issues remain a tough sell: poll

British Columbians are ahead of the national average on their willingness to pay higher taxes to address floods and for transit improvements
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Ryan Berlin: Vancouver's challenging housing market under the 'macro-scope'

Ryan Berlin: Vancouver's challenging housing market under the 'macro-scope'

Vancouver’s housing market is moving in the direction of more balance, but interest rates and home prices are conspiring to make housing more expensive
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