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Sales at B.C.’s fastest-growing firms slow significantly

Sales at B.C.’s fastest-growing firms slow significantly

Average five-year revenue growth fell from 1,485 per cent to 643 per cent year over year
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B.C.’s number two doc paid higher than health authority CEOs

B.C.’s number two doc paid higher than health authority CEOs

Dr. Reka Gustafson received almost $470K last year, which was more than PHSA CEO David Byres' compensation.
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B.C. nets $1.3-billion surplus in 2021-22 fiscal year

B.C. nets $1.3-billion surplus in 2021-22 fiscal year

Reopened economy prompted economic boom and more tax revenue
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Under the Barge: Federal and expert reports offer a glimpse into the challenge of removing the Sunset Beach wreck

Under the Barge: Federal and expert reports offer a glimpse into the challenge of removing the Sunset Beach wreck

The deconstruction and removal of the stranded barge at Sunset Beach was originally expected to be over by mid-July, according to a late-April version of the contractor’s schedule.
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B.C. booze deliveries to resume as union stands down picket lines: BCGEU

B.C. booze deliveries to resume as union stands down picket lines: BCGEU

The BCGEU has announced it's ending job action at liquor and cannabis distribution warehouses
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U.K. to halt paper banknotes from being legal currency

U.K. to halt paper banknotes from being legal currency

Paper U.K. £20 and £50 banknotes will stop being legal tender in October
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Burnaby city council candidate says meeting policy unfairly favours incumbents

Burnaby city council candidate says meeting policy unfairly favours incumbents

Garbage! That’s what Martin Kendell thinks about the Burnaby city clerk’s decision to prevent him from speaking about garbage at a city council meeting tonight.
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Extradited man's Vancouver fraud, theft case going to trial

Extradited man's Vancouver fraud, theft case going to trial

Peter Kevin Miller faces a total of 26 charges related to alleged investment offences between 2010 and 2013
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Local gatekeeping and ‘Ottawa-knows-best’ approach harming economy, says Poilievre

Local gatekeeping and ‘Ottawa-knows-best’ approach harming economy, says Poilievre

Federal Conservative leadership candidate talks policy with Glacier Media
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U.S. SEC wants to freeze B.C. homes as alleged fraudster emerges

U.S. SEC wants to freeze B.C. homes as alleged fraudster emerges

Fred Sharp has responded to a US$29-million claim against him
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