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Clarity needed on aboriginal title and B.C.’s trillion-dollar LNG plan

Clarity needed on aboriginal title and B.C.’s trillion-dollar LNG plan

In 2014, 50% of respondents to the Fraser Institute annual survey of mining company executives indicated that land uncertainty was either a strong deterrent to investment or a reason to simply not invest, up from 32% in 2013 Last summer I wrote that
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Peer to Peer: Bitcoin’s value to merchants clings to customer curiosity

Peer to Peer: Bitcoin’s value to merchants clings to customer curiosity

Should we offer customers payment choices like Bitcoin or maintain options like credit/debit cards?
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On the pitch with Sepp Blatter, on the censorship trail with China’s social media stick-in-the-muds

On the pitch with Sepp Blatter, on the censorship trail with China’s social media stick-in-the-muds

Managing editor Timothy Renshaw on the news that caught his eye this week
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B.C. gains 30,000 jobs in May, offsetting a weak April

B.C. gains 30,000 jobs in May, offsetting a weak April

The province sees a slight increase in jobs while the country has its second-highest growth in three years
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Life Lessons: Joanne Gassman

Life Lessons: Joanne Gassman

Plan your after-work career with care
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Another study predicts B.C. will become Canada’s economic growth leader

Another study predicts B.C. will become Canada’s economic growth leader

First BMO , then the Conference Board of Canada and now Central 1 Credit Union: the consensus is British Columbia is set to take the lead in economic growth in Canada.
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Retail spending in the province slips after February surge

Retail spending in the province slips after February surge

British Columbia’s spending growth has been blowing the rest of Canada out of the water this year
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Million-dollar homes become symbol of growing inequality in Vancouver

Million-dollar homes become symbol of growing inequality in Vancouver

“The epicentre of where it is most challenging to be a young adult today – on the continent – is in Vancouver”
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What makes Surrey’s rookie mayor tick?

What makes Surrey’s rookie mayor tick?

Since Linda Hepner took office last December, she has been front and centre in the press concerning hot-button issues like transit and crime, in a community pegged as possessing immense economic potential
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Insider trading, June 2, 2015

Insider trading, June 2, 2015

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed the week ending May 27. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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