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Global foreign exchange company chooses Surrey for first Western Canada office

Global foreign exchange company chooses Surrey for first Western Canada office

Surrey Board of Trade CEO says AFEX will help board meet its international commerce goals
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Insider trading, March 3, 2015

Insider trading, March 3, 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 February 25. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
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Unions take BC Hydro to court over Site C hiring

Unions take BC Hydro to court over Site C hiring

Trades council says BC Hydro's hiring policy for Site C dam contravenes Charter of Rights
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In defence of the Euro and Angela Merkel

In defence of the Euro and Angela Merkel

By Herbert G. Grubel It is impossible to know how the latest Greek tragedy will end, but one thing is clear.
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Tweak B.C. property transfer tax in favour of resident buyers

Tweak B.C. property transfer tax in favour of resident buyers

British Columbia’s bloated, family-battering property transfer tax is in the news again, with the premier recently saying...
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B.C. government tightens rules for limos, party buses

B.C. government tightens rules for limos, party buses

Passenger Transportation Board now must approve each vehicle
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Inflation slows in January as gas price index hits almost six-year low

Inflation slows in January as gas price index hits almost six-year low

Canada’s annual inflation rate hit 1.0% in January, the lowest level in more than a year
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Vision Vancouver outspent NPA by $1 million on campaign

Vision Vancouver outspent NPA by $1 million on campaign

The ruling political party at city hall spent $3.4 million in the 2014 civic election campaign to secure its majority on city council
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Head to head: Does the provincial government’s budget address the key economic issues facing B.C. in 2015-16?

Head to head: Does the provincial government’s budget address the key economic issues facing B.C. in 2015-16?

Niels Veldhuis, president of the Fraser Institute, and Irene Lanzinger, president of the B.C. Federation of Labour, go head to head
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Editorial: Applause for Liberals’ balanced attack

Editorial: Applause for Liberals’ balanced attack

He wore the same black dress shoes to deliver this year’s budget speech as he did last year, and Finance Minister Mike de Jong told pretty much the same story for B.C.
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