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Economic side of 'Green New Deal' launches in B.C., says federal minister

Economic side of 'Green New Deal' launches in B.C., says federal minister

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson spoke to Glacier Media about the government's plant to usher in a decarbonized economy.
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Metro Vancouver concrete workers end five-week strike after landing deal

Metro Vancouver concrete workers end five-week strike after landing deal

Union members began returning to work early Friday
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B.C. Legislative Assembly’s top financial executive gone

B.C. Legislative Assembly’s top financial executive gone

Chartered accountant Hilary Woodward was escorted from the Parliament Buildings June 22
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B.C. COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations, testing decline

B.C. COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations, testing decline

Province's COVID-19 death total falls to 26 in the week ended June 18
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‘I made the wrong call’: Premier halts $789M Royal B.C. Museum project

‘I made the wrong call’: Premier halts $789M Royal B.C. Museum project

"We thought we had it right and clearly we did not," Premier John Horgan said Wednesday. "I'm announcing that we're stopping the project. And we're going to go back to the drawing board"
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B.C. government professional workers vote 92% to strike

B.C. government professional workers vote 92% to strike

Workers who have voted to strike include pharmacists, engineers, foresters, agrologists, geoscientists, psychologists and veterinarians
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Heat dome timeline: delays led to hundreds of deaths

Heat dome timeline: delays led to hundreds of deaths

Emails obtained through freedom of information request offer internal look at how the province handled and responded to heat wave warnings last summer
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'Exemplary' B.C. lawyer suspended for anti-money laundering failures

'Exemplary' B.C. lawyer suspended for anti-money laundering failures

Veteran lawyer George Gregory has been suspended for two months
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One-third of Metro Vancouver businesses say they’re worse off now than in 2019

One-third of Metro Vancouver businesses say they’re worse off now than in 2019

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade survey reveals half of local businesses expect rising costs to be a challenge in months ahead
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B.C. inflation overtakes national average, hitting 8.1% in May

B.C. inflation overtakes national average, hitting 8.1% in May

National inflation reaches highest rate since 1983
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